Liqiu
Sign in to saveThe traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Lìqiū, Risshū, Ipchu, or Lập thu () is the 13th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 135° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 150°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 135°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around August 7 and ends around August 23.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Liqiu is referenced by 35 other articles, and connects out to pinyin, Chinese and Gregorian calendar.
It sits within the topics Autumn and Solar terms.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- solar term
- Followed by
- Chushu
- Follows
- Dashu
Show 2 more facts
- day in year for periodic occurrence
- variable
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Date and time
- See also
- References
The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Lìqiū, Risshū, Ipchu, or Lập thu () is the 13th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 135° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 150°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 135°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around August 7 and ends around August 23.
Liqiu signifies the beginning of autumn in East Asian cultures.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liqiu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Available in 14 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0