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The Twenty-Four Chinese Solar Terms Relating To The Plucking Of Tea

Pinyin               English               Western Calendar

Lichun               Spring Begins         February 5
Yushui               The Rains             February 19
Jingzhe              Insects Awaken        March 5
Chunfen              Spring Equinox        March 20
Qingming             Clear and Bright      April 5
Guyu                 Grain Rain            April 20
Lixia                Summer Begins         May 5
Xiaoman              Grains Fill Out       May 21
Mangzhong            Grain in Ear          June 6
Xiazhu               Summer Solstice       June 21
Xiaoshu              Small Heat            July 7
Dashu                Great Heat            July 23
Liqiu                Autumn Begins         August 7
Chushu               Limit of Heat         August 23
Bailu                White Dew             September 8
Qiufen               Autumn Equinox        September 23
Hanlu                Cold Dew              October 8
Shuangjiang          Frost Descends        October 23
Lidong               Winter Begins         November 7
Xiaoxue              Small Snow            November 22
Daxue                Great Snow            December 7
Dongzhi              Winter Solstice       December 21
Xiohan               Small Cold            January 6
Dahan                Great Cold            January 26

During the twenty-four solar periods, tea is being picked somewhere in China because of its divers weather conditions and weather patterns. The following provinces of China produce one or more green teas: Anhui (10), Northern Fujian (16), Southern Fujian (9), Guangdong (9), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (3), Guizhou (1), Hainan (1), Henan (1), Hubei (4), Hunan (8), Jiangsu (3), Jiangxi (6), Shaanxi (1), Sichuan (4), Taiwan (5), Yunnan (7), Zhejiant (31). This is only an estimate, and then only of the more famous teas. China actively produces thousands and thousands of teas; how many, exactly, no one knows.

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