This was introduced into China when it became a in 1912.
It is also the time to sow and plant crops and so is anchored to the solar year rather than the lunar year; this makes it falls between April 4th and April 6th.
Most weights and measures come in units of ten and this was applied to the time of day as well as the weekday.
This year it falls on February 12th.
However, the length of the climate term near the is less than 30 days and there may be two mid-climate terms.
According to legend in Jiashanwu Village near a long drought was ended by the efforts of a mysterious old man.