spring begins china solar term
From the illustration above, you can see that the 4th of February is the day of Li Chun or Spring Begins solar term. This is an important date in the Chinese solar calendar because it marks Jian Yin (å»ºå¯), which is the beginning of the new year of Jia Wu. Yin is the name of the first month, in the Tian Gan Di Zi system.