abstract:Qīngmíng (pīnyīn) or Chīngmíng (MPS II) or Seimei (rōmaji) () is the name of the 5th solar term of the traditional East Asian lunisolar calendar, which divides a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Qingming begins when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 15° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 30°.