Among China's legacies to civilization are paper-making, printing, the invention of gunpowder, the compass and the 24 solar terms. China's 24 solar terms are known as the country's "fifth great invention." It was ancient China's way of dividing a year by observing the sun's movements and its influence is still widely seen today. 

A Chinese photographer has been causing a sensation online with his visually striking images of food ingredients to interpret these solar terms.