Photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows a farmer works in a flower farm on the day of Lixia, or Start of Summer, in Tancheng County, Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Lixia, namely Start of Summer (Chinese: 立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 5 and ends on May 21 this year.
Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the sun's rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth. The temperature will rise quickly during this period, yet in northern China weather remains mild, not tropical.
"Lixia" marks the seventh solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar signifying the beginning of summer.
