Chushu Explained

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.^[1] Chǔshǔ, Shosho, Cheoseo, or Xử thử is the 14th solar term that signifies the end of the hot summer season.^[2] It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 165°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 150°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 23 August and ends around 7 September.

Pentads

• 鷹乃祭鳥, 'Eagles worship the Birds'
• 天地始肅, 'Heaven and Earth begin to Withdraw', alluding to the end of summer
• 禾乃登, 'Grains become Ripe'

Notes and References

1. Zhang . Peiyu . Hunag . Hongfeng(. The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them . Purple Mountain Observatory . 1994 . 9 March 2021 . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612151759/https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-GXKK403.013.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Chushu marks the end of summer – People's Daily Online. en.people.cn. 2020-01-07.