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The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed China's "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms" on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Wednesday.
- Villagers air dry paddy in Guandong Village of Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China`s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the "Qiufen", the 16th of the 24 solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar, Sept. 22, 2016.
- Tea farmers pick fresh tea leaves at a tea garden in Shuangfeng Village of Hangzhou City, east China`s Zhejiang Province, April 5, 2016, a day after "Qingming", the 5th of the 24 solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar.
- Kids learn to make dumplings at a kindergarten in Yiyuan County, east China`s Shandong Province, Dec. 21, 2015, to reveive the coming of "Dongzhi", the 22nd of the 24 solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar.
- Workers churn up parboiled rice for brewing Shaoxing rice wine at a rice wine brewery on the day of "Lidong", the 19th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, in Shaoxing, east China`s Zhejiang Province, Nov. 7, 2014.
- Pupils display painted eggs during a folk custom activity marking "lixia", the beginning of summer in Chinese lunar calendar, at a primary school in Hefei, capital of east China`s Anhui Province, May 5, 2016.
- Villagers fertilize the field on the day of "Xiaoshu" (Lesser Heat), the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese Lunar Calendar which means the beginning of hot summer, in Jiazhai Town of Chiping County in Liaocheng, east China`s Shandong Province, July 7, 2016.
- People take part in a celebration for "Lichun", the first of the 24 solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar, in Guangnan Village, Guilin City, south China`s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2016.
- Workers collect ice on Mudanjiang River in Mudanjiang, northeast China`s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 8, 2013, a day after the "Daxue", the 21st of the 24 solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar.
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