Lixia

Lixia
Lixia
Chinese name
Chinese	立夏
Literal meaning	start of summer
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	lìxià
Bopomofo	ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	laahp hah
Jyutping	laap6 haa6
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	lập hạ
Chữ Hán	立夏
Korean name
Hangul	입하
Hanja	立夏
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	ipha
Japanese name
Kanji	立夏
Hiragana	りっか
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	rikka

Solar term
Term	Longitude	Dates
Lichun	315°	4–5 February
Yushui	330°	18–19 February
Jingzhe	345°	5–6 March
Chunfen	0°	20–21 March
Qingming	15°	4–5 April
Guyu	30°	20–21 April
Lixia	45°	5–6 May
Xiaoman	60°	21–22 May
Mangzhong	75°	5–6 June
Xiazhi	90°	21–22 June
Xiaoshu	105°	7–8 July
Dashu	120°	22–23 July
Liqiu	135°	7–8 August
Chushu	150°	23–24 August
Bailu	165°	7–8 September
Qiufen	180°	23–24 September
Hanlu	195°	8–9 October
Shuangjiang	210°	23–24 October
Lidong	225°	7–8 November
Xiaoxue	240°	22–23 November
Daxue	255°	7–8 December
Dongzhi	270°	21–22 December
Xiaohan	285°	5–6 January
Dahan	300°	20–21 January

Lìxià (literally "start of summer" or "inauguration of summer") is the 7th solar term according to the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, which divides a year into 24 solar terms (節氣).^[1]

It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 45° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 60°. The word Lixia most often refers specifically to the first day of this period, the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 45°. In the Gregorian calendar, this is around May 5, and the Lixia period ends with the beginning of the next solar term, Xiaoman, around May 21.^[2]^[3]

Lixia signifies the beginning of summer in Chinese culture,^[4] and due to the importance of summer in the agrarian society of ancient China, the day is associated with many cultural traditions, which vary by region.^[5]

^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ Stepanchuk, Carol (1991). Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China. San Francisco: China Books & Periodicals. ISBN 0-8351-2481-9.
^ Yang, Dr Herong (10 January 2021). Chinese Calendar Algorithm - Year 1901 to 2100. HerongYang.com. p. 34. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ 菇溪風情 (in Chinese). 寧波出版社. 1 January 2019. pp. 9, 21. ISBN 978-7-5526-3347-4. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference 中國節日的故事 2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[Stepanchuk_Mooncakes_and_Hungry_Ghosts-2] Stepanchuk, Carol (1991). Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China. San Francisco: China Books & Periodicals. ISBN 0-8351-2481-9.

[3] Yang, Dr Herong (10 January 2021). Chinese Calendar Algorithm - Year 1901 to 2100. HerongYang.com. p. 34. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[菇溪風情_立夏-4] 菇溪風情 (in Chinese). 寧波出版社. 1 January 2019. pp. 9, 21. ISBN 978-7-5526-3347-4. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[中國節日的故事_2001-5] Cite error: The named reference 中國節日的故事 2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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