Major Heat: the 12th solar term of the year

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The traditional Chinese solar  calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Heat, the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 23 and ends August 6. During Major Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year and the “humidity and heat” reaches its peak at this time. The climate characteristics of the Major Heat: high temperature and extreme heat, frequent thunderstorms and typhoons.