For you, the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday — the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students 1 (much) than the fact that it is part of the 2 4 solar terms ( 二十四节气 ). But this ancient system that Chinese people have used 2 (keep) track of the time of year was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) on Nov. 10. To be fair, the terms do sound old; they 3 (invent) thousands of years ago to offer weather information for agricultural 4 (activity). But the truth is 5 they still have an influence on our lives today, even if we don’t realize it most of the time. For example, people from 6 (north) China are in the habit of eating dumplings 7 the day of Winter Solstice ( 冬至 ). And on Start of Autumn, some treat 8 (they) to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao . According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, the system is a philosophy of time, 9 applies to everything. And this means they are 10 (likely) to die out.