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The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun's annual motion

UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. . UNESCO, 2016.

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Element 00647 of the Representative List, inscribed in 2016 at the eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Committee. The record describes transmission through formal and informal education and names no exclusive holder. Read as part of the custody check recorded in the frontmatter of the entries citing it: the record carries no restriction on outside description.

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The Chinese Lunisolar Calendar
For the 2016 inscription, its element number, and the observances the listing records as attached to the terms.