Following the 24 solar terms, we present the "Treasures in Shandong: Solar Terms Series", a journey into the Shandong's cultural heritage. Each episode spotlights a relic, using AI animation to bring it back to life within the context of its corresponding season. This series revives cultural treasures through the rhythm of the natural calendar. This episode, let’s delve into the Spring Equinox.
Following the 24 solar terms, we present the "Treasures in Shandong: Solar Terms Series", a journey into the Shandong's cultural heritage. Each episode spotlights a relic, using AI animation to bring it back to life within the context of its corresponding season. This series revives cultural treasures through the rhythm of the natural calendar. This episode, let’s delve into the Beginning of Spring.
I am an incense burner from Linyi Museum. To the ancients, I was a celestial omen of good fortune. Catching a glimpse of me, you’ll know that something wonderful is on the verge of happening!
Click and experience the charm of carved stones of tombs in Beizhai Village, Yinan County.
The arrival of the Major Cold indicates that spring is approaching. Dahan, also the Major Cold, is the last solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. After the Major Cold, a new cycle of solar terms for the new year will begin. According to our country's customs, especially in rural areas, when the Major Cold solar term comes, people start to be busy with getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, slaughtering chickens and geese, pickling New Year's dishes, and preparing for the New Year.
Xiaohan, also the Minor Cold, the 23rd in the 24 solar terms, marks the beginning of the coldest days of the year. At this moment, the world is adorned with crystal-clear ice cascades, like a picturesque scene. In this world of ice and snow, together with Mongolian friend, let’s feel the unique charm of winter and join in a winter feast.
Dongzhi (Literally Winter Solstice), also known as the “Winter Festival” or the “Celebration of Winter”, signifies the arrival of the cold winter season. It is the solar term earliest identified among the twenty-four solar terms in traditional Chinese culture. According to Chinese traditional beliefs, the Winter Solstice is as significant as the New Year. As the harsh winter approaches, together with Lee Jinwoo from South Korea, let us cultivate our vitality and patiently await the blossoming of flowers in the Winter Solstice!
