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Here is the 24 Chinese Feasts (Jiéqì, 节气), equivalent to the 24 Chinese Solar Terms for the year 2010.

If you want also the dates of these Chinese feasts on the Chinese Lunar Calendar, here is the link (a slow process) : detail

No.ChineseJapaneseEnglishFrenchSolar LongitudeGregorian Date & Beijing Time
22冬至 (Dōngzhì) Tōji Winter Solstice Solstice d'Hiver 270° Tuesday, December 22, 2009 01:46:10
23小寒 (Xiǎohán) Shōkan Slight Cold Petit Froid 285° Tuesday, January 5, 2010 19:08:05
24大寒 (Dàhán) Taikan Great Cold Grand Froid 300° Wendesday, January 20, 2010 12:27:01
1立春 (Lìchūn) Risshun Beginning of Spring Début du Printemps 315° Thursday, February 4, 2010 06:47:09
Chinese New Year : Sunday, February 14, 2010
2雨水 (Yǔshuǐ) Usui Rain Water Pluies et Eaux 330° Friday, February 19, 2010 02:34:52
3惊蛰 (Jīngzhé) Kēchitsu Waking of Insects Activation des Insectes 345° Saturday, March 6, 2010 00:45:41
4春分 (Chūnfēn) Shunbun Spring Equinox Equinoxe du Printemps Sunday, March 21, 2010 01:31:27
5清明 (Qīngmīng) Sēmē Pure Brightness Lumière Pure 15° Monday, April 5, 2010 05:30:01
6谷雨 (Gǔyǔ) Kokuu Grain Rain Graines et Pluies 30° Tuesday, April 20, 2010 12:29:22
7立夏 (Lìxià) Rikka Beginning of Summer Début de l'Eté 45° Wendesday, May 5, 2010 22:43:51
8小满 (Xiǎomǎn) Shōman Grain Full Petit Remplissement 60° Friday, May 21, 2010 11:33:45
9芒种 (Māngzhòng) Bōshu Grain in Ear Semence 75° Sunday, June 6, 2010 02:49:16
10夏至 (Xiàzhì) Geshi Summer Solstice Solstice d'Eté 90° Monday, June 21, 2010 19:28:06
11小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ) Shōsho Slight Heat Petite Chaleur 105° Wendesday, July 7, 2010 13:02:01
12大暑 (Dàshǔ) Taisho Great Heat Grande Chaleur 120° Friday, July 23, 2010 06:20:46
13立秋 (Lìqiū) Risshū Beginning of Autumn Début de l'Automne 135° Saturday, August 7, 2010 22:48:44
14处暑 (Chǔshǔ) Shosho Limit of Heat Limite de Chaleur 150° Monday, August 23, 2010 13:26:33
15白露 (Báilù) Hakuro White Dew Rosée Blanche 165° Wendesday, September 8, 2010 01:44:32
16秋分 (Qiūfēn) Shūbun Autumnal Equinox Equinoxe de l'Automne 180° Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:08:49
17寒露 (Hánlù) Kanro Cold Dew Rosée Froide 195° Friday, October 8, 2010 17:26:31
18霜降 (Shuāngjiàng) Sōkō Descent of Frost Tombée de Givre 210° Saturday, October 23, 2010 20:34:49
19立冬 (Lìdōng) Rittō Beginning of Winter Début de l'Hiver 225° Sunday, November 7, 2010 20:42:22
20小雪 (Xiǎosxuě) Shōsetsu Slight Snow Petite Neige 240° Monday, November 22, 2010 18:14:04
21大雪 (Dàxuě) Taisetsu Great Snow Grande Neige 255° Tuesday, December 7, 2010 13:38:02
22冬至 (Dōngzhì) Tōji Winter Solstice Solstice d'Hiver 270° Wendesday, December 22, 2010 07:37:56
23小寒 (Xiǎohán) Shōkan Slight Cold Petit Froid 285° Thursday, January 6, 2011 00:54:12
24大寒 (Dàhán) Taikan Great Cold Grand Froid 300° Thursday, January 20, 2011 18:18:08
Chinese New Year : Thursday, February 3, 2011
1立春 (Lìchūn) Risshun Beginning of Spring Début du Printemps 315° Friday, February 4, 2011 12:32:28

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Year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar

A Chinese Year (Suì, 岁) is composed of 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and sub-divised in 24 Chinese Feasts, equivalent to the 24 Chinese Solar Terms of a Chinese Year. The major solar terms Zhōngqì (中气) are given in boldface, while the minor solar terms Jiéqì (节气) are given in lightface.
As these solar terms are only events of the Sun, no lunar event related feasts, such as Chinese New Year which is the day of the first new Moon (day 1 of month 1 of a Chinese lunar year), Dragon Feast (day 5 of month 5 of a Chinese lunar year), are in the list.

Since the creation of the People's Republic of China on October 1st 1949 by the President MAO Zedong (Mao Tsetong), China has officially adopted the Gregorian calendar, or the solar calendar for the administration purpose. Nevertheless, the Chinese People keep their traditional feasts fixed on the dates of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. These feasts are very vivid today such as the Spring Festivities, symbol of the arrival of the Chinese New Year.

The Spring Festival takes place always on the first day of the first month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. But the date on the solar calendar varies with the year. Il is always on January or February of the current year on the solar calendar, but its date can be obtained only by a very complex calculation of the dual movement of the Earth and of the Moon.

In the Ancient Chinese History of 24 dynasties, the time has neither beginning, nor ending. Each dynasty hopes an infinite reign on time and each emperor starts counting by his first year of reign as year 1. For example, the Emperor KangXi of the Qing Dynasty counts his reign by KangXi year 1, KangXi year 2, KangXi year 3, ...

Nowadays, the Chinese have officially the Gregorian year. This is to say, the year 2010 for this year. But as the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) is considered as the Creator of the Chinese Nation, the population count also as Huangdi 4708 for this year.

To know more about chinese feasts of the 4 seasons related to the chinese calendar, the chinese lunar calendar of my grand father would be a precious help.

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Friday, March 12, 2010 23:50:28 GMT +01:00
Chinese Calendar: cycle 78, Chinese Year Geng-Yin (27), year 2010, month 1, day 27 (2010-01-27)

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