Liqiu 立秋 — Start of Autumn
Overview
Liqiu falls around 7 August. It opens the autumn season in the calendar, which frequently runs well ahead of the weather in most of the country.
Meaning
The opening term of autumn — declared at the beginning of August regardless of the weather.
Traditional Interpretation
The gap between the calendar's autumn and the felt one is a standard observation in the almanacs. Autumn in the system runs from Liqiu to the start of winter and is the metal season in the five-element scheme.
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What is liqiu 立秋 — start of autumn in the Chinese calendar?
The opening term of autumn — declared at the beginning of August regardless of the weather. Liqiu falls around 7 August. It opens the autumn season in the calendar, which frequently runs well ahead of the weather in most of the country.
Is liqiu 立秋 — start of autumn a festival or a calendar date?
It is a solar term — a date fixed by the sun's position, not by the moon. The opening term of autumn — declared at the beginning of August regardless of the weather. Autumn's assignment to metal — cutting, gathering, bringing to a close — is the clearest example in the calendar of an element being derived from what the season does rather than from what it feels like.
How is liqiu 立秋 — start of autumn read in Chinese tradition?
The gap between the calendar's autumn and the felt one is a standard observation in the almanacs. Autumn in the system runs from Liqiu to the start of winter and is the metal season in the five-element scheme. It is grouped under Metal (金) in the five-element system.
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