Major Heat
Dashu is the twelfth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and also the last solar term of summer. Douzhiwei, with a solar longitude of 120 °, is celebrated from July 22nd to 24th in the Gregorian calendar. ‘Shu’ means hot, and ‘Da Shu’ refers to the extreme heat of inflammation. The Great Heat is relatively hotter than the Minor Heat, and it is the solar term with the strongest and hottest sunshine of the year, with the peak of “hot and humid steaming” at this time. The climate characteristics of Dashu include high temperatures, intense heat, frequent thunderstorms,…