CIIC:Today's featured article/June 21, 2017

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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 this year. In the Northern Hemisphere, Xiazhi is the day with the longest daytime (roughly 14 hours in south China) and shortest nighttime, when the sun moves exactly over the Tropic of Cancer. (More...)