The 24 Solar Terms — Printable Cultural Calendar & Journal Templates (2027)

For thousands of years, the Chinese year has been divided not by months, but by 24 solar terms (二十四节气) — the moments when the sun crosses a set point on its path, marking rain, grain, frost and thaw.

Farmers planted by it. Festivals were set by it. And people have kept it in small ways ever since: eating dumplings at 立冬, watching the plum blossoms at 小寒.

This set turns that calendar into something you can use and keep.

What's inside

🗓️ The 2027 Calendar Poster
One page, all 24 terms, sorted into the four seasons — 春生 · 夏长 · 秋收 · 冬藏. Each term shows its Chinese characters, pinyin with tone marks, English name, and date. Print it and pin it up.

📓 The 24 Solar Terms Journal (24 spreads)
One page per solar term, with:

• The term, its date, its pinyin and its English name

• A line on the season's phenology — what actually happens in the natural world at that moment

• Traditional customs — the real things people did (first ploughing, kite flying, maple viewing, dumpling making)

• A classical poem about that season

• Guided space to record your own weather, work, food and notes

As the year turns, you fill it in. By winter you have a record of your own year, written in the rhythm of the Chinese calendar.

Plus two digital templates

• A Notion template — a 24-row database with all the reference content built in

• A CSV tracker — opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets

What you get

• 2027 calendar poster — A4 and US Letter

• 24-page journal — A4 and US Letter

• Notion template (.md)

• CSV tracker

• Instant digital download · print unlimited times for personal use

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