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Solar term Lixia, summer solstice, kicks off in China

CGTN

June 21 marks Xiazhi, or summer solstice, the 10th of the 24 solar terms of a year. It brings the longest day and the shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere. It also marks the beginning of the hottest time of the year. Look at how Xiazhi is written in Chinese. 

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