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norman.ho

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0 j( w) S7 a! S( v, M/ D/ X+ dI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 公仔箱論壇- x9 t" O9 g7 f& [/ o
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.公仔箱論壇. M* U3 G3 G1 f' [# {% ]

! B- e* J5 F, Z& J2 k; r公仔箱論壇Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ U! Q" a! B5 Z
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇$ r9 B& H% b8 o0 Y$ {( H$ u- p
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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Great reward for the right answer.

norman.ho

Well, no one is interested; not even trying.  Okay, anyone have a go gets TVB $5,000; until I am completely broke. 5.39.217.77; ]1 n; G7 S5 k  M! |
Everybody wins.

Pedestrian_A

i think most people don't even know what the question is so i assume you are asking the 節氣 between those two days .5.39.217.77: r/ F: r! \' U) r
夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9日
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處暑八廿三
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! X( V2 P* m% g1 j
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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The last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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You are pretty close though.
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. V  G1 b; v. E3 g5 e3 S9 W4 WAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- d2 q* Z: t+ Y4 [! u9 M0 ]
If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
, l6 `  h6 C( B+ Y/ W* b公仔箱論壇Traditionally, this day is celebrated by 吃汤圆, 赏花灯, 猜灯谜, and having a drink together, right?.

bchew

农历每年有廿四节气,农历每月有两个节气.“上半年来六廿一,下半年来八廿三”,这是以阳历来推算节气的日期.7月份以前,每月两个节气的日期,多在 阳历6日或21日,下半年每月的两个节气多在阳历的8日或23日.有时也相差一两天.所以口诀中又有“每月两节日期定,最多相差一两天”一句
: K& d, b; a* e+ K& b- d5.39.217.77These twenty-four solar terms each suggest the position of the sun every time it travels15 degrees on the ecliptic longitude. In each month there are often two solar terms; the first one is generally named 'Jie Qi' and the other one 'Zhong Qi'. Their dates are mirrored by the Gregorian calendar, during the first half of a year 'Jie Qi' is around the 6th day of a solar month, 'Zhong Qi' around the 21st; in the second half of a year, 'Jie Qi' is around the 8th and 'Zhong Qi' around the 23rd.

norman.ho

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Well, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 Y3 {# S) U1 x9 ?4 Y9 x

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For those who are interested in further details,
5 A( z7 m# U* c! A# y$ k7 UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。please refer to the followint link:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, {# m4 E6 }8 ^# y# X2 d; w

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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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! A3 [0 G6 W3 m5 A. r5.39.217.77someone of 親王 status is always super rich,TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! ]- _" P% O4 u. E/ r8 M
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest5.39.217.77% |' N- s$ H% U
appreciation for his post and reply.
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( f; G; x& D+ G1 T7 `5 o5.39.217.77As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，5.39.217.779 [, }6 B3 u, x# }# w
将中国申报的“二十四节气——中国人通过观察太阳周年运动而形成的时间知识体系及其实践”
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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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每月两节不变更；
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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5 w7 ]2 O+ t' L" Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.( o  I7 _3 h# n' z* ]! M4 I
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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9 E2 f, {: N8 O$ |9 j; v ... I may not be correct on this point" \" `# s0 `1 P4 ^/ i
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立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
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- A6 D0 B$ m) d  ]0 m/ ~* b$ LHere is an animated illustration for the reasonTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) }, e3 {' H7 v; `- M0 w! a
for haveing 4 seasons:
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:6 u7 ]9 @/ H; ]9 c
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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