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The solar term at 255° of solar longitude.
Also known as: Major Snow solar term
The Chinese solar term beginning when the sun reaches 255° of ecliptic longitude, around 7 December.
Marks the point at which snow is expected to lie, at 255 degrees of ecliptic longitude.
Contexts: History, Public information
Names a condition that does not occur at all across the southern third of the country, which is the clearest illustration of the set's origin: the terms describe the Yellow River basin and are used nationally as a calendar rather than as a forecast.
Contexts: History, Public information
A written character pair set against a division of the year, marked on a Chinese calendar at the point the sun reaches 255° of ecliptic longitude.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.