Hanlu Explained

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (節氣).^[1] Hánlù, Kanro, Hallo, or Hàn lộ is the 17th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 210°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 195°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around October 8 and ends around October 23.

Pentads

• 鴻雁來賓, 'The guest geese arrive' – Geese which completed their migration in summer were considered 'hosts', and the later-flying ones as 'guests'. This pentad can also be interpreted as 'The geese arrive at the water's edge'.
• 雀入大水為蛤, 'The sparrows enter the ocean and become clams'
• 菊有黃華, 'Chrysanthemums bloom yellow' – the chrysanthemum is known as one of the few flowers to bloom in autumn.

Notes and References

1. Zhang . Peiyu . Hunag . Hongfeng . The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them . Purple Mountain Observatory . 1994 . 2021-03-09 . 2021-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612151759/https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-GXKK403.013.htm . dead .