CIIC:Today's featured article/June21, 2012

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Xiazhi

Xiazhi (夏至) is one of the 24 Solar Terms. It reflects the changing of seasons and falls on June 21-23. In the Northern Hemisphere, Xiazhi is the day with the longest daytime and shortest nighttime, when the sun moves exactly over the Tropic of Cancer. (More...)