Summer Solstice

The Summer Solstice, typically occurring any day between June 20 and 22, is the 10th solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. On this day, the sun reaches its northernmost point, granting the Northern Hemisphere the year's longest daylight and shortest night.

The longest day of the year often brings afternoon thunderstorms, where "rain falls on one field while sunshine bathes the next." The Summer Solstice marks a new agricultural cycle, when farmers tend to irrigation, weeding and pest control as crops reach maturity.

Rooted in ancient astronomical wisdom, the Summer Solstice signifies the prelude to midsummer and embodies the natural philosophy of the "yin-yang shift" in the cosmic balance of energies.