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China's 24 Solar Terms, added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016, were devised by the ancient Chinese people based on observations of the sun's annual motion and its influence on the climate. Here we present a series of animated videos featuring a season-synchronizing system. Check out Grain Rain today, the last solar term of spring! #YearofTiger | China Plus Culture

Major Cold, the final of the 24 solar terms, generally falls on January 20 or 21 in the Gregorian calendar, and this year it arrives on January 20. After Major Cold comes the Start of Spring, marking the completion of a full cycle of the solar terms and the prelude to a new year. Like Minor Cold, Major Cold is a solar term that signifies the degree of bitter cold, literally meaning that the weather is at its most frigid. It is not only the coldest time of the year but also the period with the le