It's the beginning of the new year as marked by the ancient Chinese calendar that blended Earth's revolutions around the sun with the cycles of the moon. This "lunisolar" calendar in line with the ...

The flower festival, held the second month of the lunar calendar to celebrate the flower goddess' birthday, boasts a history ...

falls on the second day of the second month on the traditional Chinese calendar every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it falls on March 1. Ancient people believed ...

The upcoming Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese lunar calendar, which starts on Jan 22, reminds Turks of one of their ancient rituals that have sunk into oblivion with modernisation.

The 24 solar terms, consisting of 12 major solar terms and 12 minor solar terms, were created thousands of years ago by the ancient Chinese to guide agricultural production. Today, the culture behind ...

“Chu” means the end and “Shu” refers to the summer, according to the ancient Chinese calendar used to guide farming. Ancient inhabitants believed the weather changed every 15 days and the ...