Start of Spring
Taken by Jeff Dai on February 4, 2014 @
Yuanyang rice terraces, Yunnan, China
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D
Exposure Time: 22/1
Aperture: Unavailable
ISO: 5000
Date Taken: 2014:02:07 20:35:49
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Details:
As the past of chilly winter,the central bulge of Milky Way rise over the eastern sky before dawn, symbolizes the begining of Spring. The scene was recorded above a sea of clouds in Yunnan Province of China at February 4th. The day is also traditionally signified as a 24 solar terms, the start of spring in East Asian cultures, when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315°. Farmers often celebrate the day with special village events, worship and offerings to the gods and ceremonies for a blissful and prosperous new year.
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