Culture Events 2015--2016
Chinese Painting Class
Last practice for the Chinese Culture Event
The sixth Day of our Chinese Culture Event
The Fourth Day of Our Culture Event
The Second Day of Our Culture Event
The First Day of Our Culture Event
Chinese New Year 2016 is taking place from February 8 to February 22
We wish everyone:
猴年吉祥
Hóunián jíxiáng
Good luck for this Monkey year!
猴年吉祥
Hóunián jíxiáng
Good luck for this Monkey year!
Cotton says:" Stay warm! Have fun! Enjoy your vacation!
High school Mandarin students taught 8th grades today!
Our Food Projects for Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year Presentation--by 6th graders
Chinese New Year Presentation--by 7th graders
Chinese New Year Gala Highlights from 2016 and 2013
Video from Wheelock
Pen Pal Letter From China
Happy Holidays
Making Buns
Our Creations
Mooncake Festival-Sunday, September 27
The Moon Represents My Heart Lyrics | |
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Our Family Members
Where Are You?
Let's Dance--Xiao Ping Guo
The 24 solar terms
The 24 solar terms, based on the sun's position in the zodiac, were created by farmers in ancient China to guide the agricultural affairs and farming activities. The 24 solar terms reflect the changes in climate, natural phenomena, agricultural production, and other aspects of human life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation. The 24 solar terms play important roles and have greatly influenced people's basic needs in life, and they still have an important function nowadays.
The terms consist of 12 pairs of major (sectional) and minor (middle) solar terms interlaced with each other., namelyThe 24 solar terms embody a complete circle of the sun and divide the circle into 24 segments, with each segment being about half a month long. In both the lunar and solar calendars, the Gregorian calendar date of each solar term is basically fixed, with minor differences of within one or two days.
From: http://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/the-24-solar-terms.htm
Limit of Heat chù shǔ 处暑 Aug 23rd The end of the hot summer.
White Dew bái lù 白露 Sep 8th The transition from summer to autumn. The temperature drops sharply, and the autumn rains come.
Autumnal Equinox qiū fēn 秋分 Sep 23rd With an equal length of day and night.
The 24 solar terms, based on the sun's position in the zodiac, were created by farmers in ancient China to guide the agricultural affairs and farming activities. The 24 solar terms reflect the changes in climate, natural phenomena, agricultural production, and other aspects of human life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation. The 24 solar terms play important roles and have greatly influenced people's basic needs in life, and they still have an important function nowadays.
The terms consist of 12 pairs of major (sectional) and minor (middle) solar terms interlaced with each other., namelyThe 24 solar terms embody a complete circle of the sun and divide the circle into 24 segments, with each segment being about half a month long. In both the lunar and solar calendars, the Gregorian calendar date of each solar term is basically fixed, with minor differences of within one or two days.
From: http://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/the-24-solar-terms.htm
Limit of Heat chù shǔ 处暑 Aug 23rd The end of the hot summer.
White Dew bái lù 白露 Sep 8th The transition from summer to autumn. The temperature drops sharply, and the autumn rains come.
Autumnal Equinox qiū fēn 秋分 Sep 23rd With an equal length of day and night.