Children show rice flour sculptures to greet the upcoming "lixia", the 7th solar term on Chinese lunar calendar, in Tangqi ancient town of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 2, 2016. It is a folk custom for local people to greet "lixia", the beginning of summer. (Photo/Xinhua)
Start of Summer (Chinese: 立夏), the 7th term of the year, signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the sun's rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth The temperature will rise quickly during this period, yet in Northern China weather remains mild, not tropical.
