24 Solar Terms successful application for Intangible Culture Heritage of Humanity.

(the traditional knowledge lost increasingly)

Hundreds years later, human civilisation has entered a new stage, technology can completely control the climate, just like live in capsules, spring all the year.

Modernisation seems to be a process of concealing time and space.

The traditional Solar terms and diet culture become a footnote in the calendar.

air-condition=four seasons

winter=thermostic chamber

summer=cool air

fringe=geographical limitation of food

The value and significance of the 24 Solar terms inherit is the value of culture identity.

The traditional time system and concept represent a kind of cultural belonging.

The Solar Terms also reminds people can’t escape the natural order of time, breaking the rules causes disaster, such as the destruction of the natural environment today, and the climate disasters.

There are still some misunderstandings about the characteristics of solar terms, some of them are not very representative, and some of them still controversial, and need to be improved, become more local and modern.

It has been more than 1000 years since the 24 solar terms were introduced into Japan. It is our mission to carry forward the 24 solar terms.