Handcrafted Ancient Chinese Herbal Aromatherapy Bead bracelet - Twenty-Four Solar Terms Collection

For thousands of years, Chinese astronomers and physicians divided the solar year into 24 equal terms; each marking a shift in the earth's energy, the climate's quality, and the body's relationship with both. This collection gives each term a bracelet: hand-pressed botanical beads carrying the ancient recipe of sandalwood, agarwood, and traditional herbs, paired with natural gemstones chosen to reflect each moment in the year's great turning.

Each piece releases a soft, grounding fragrance throughout the day as body warmth activates the natural botanical oils. Each carries the cultural and seasonal intelligence of a tradition that has observed the relationship between nature and human wellbeing for millennia.

Care: Keep all bracelets away from moisture and perfumes to preserve the botanical fragrance.

SPRING:

1. Beginning of Spring (3-5 Feb): Qing Shen Zhi Bao (QINGSHENZHIBAO), green jade, strawberry quartz, moss agate

2. Rainwater (18-20 Feb): Hong She Xiang (HONGSHEXIANG), red jasper, clear quartz, lemon quartz

3. Awakening of Insects (5-7 Mar): Wu Xing Lv (WUXINGLV), dark green jade, yellow chalcedony

4. Spring Equinox (20-21 Mar): Chan Cha Yi Wei (CHANCHAYIWEI), sage green nephrite jade, malachite, watermelon tourmaline

5. Clear and Bright (4-6 Apr): Long Xian Dian Lan (LONGXIANDIANLAN), blue apatite, prehnite, smoky quartz

6. Grain Rain (19-21 Apr): Tian Nian Xiang (TIANNIANXIANG), botanical beads, lavender jade, gold Pixiu charm

SUMMER:

7. Beginning of Summer (5-7 May): Gu Yang Yu Long (GUYANGYULONG), blue sodalite, green jade spacers, carnelian, gold lotus charm

8. Grain Buds (20-22 May): Da Qing Long (DAQINGLONG), malachite green jade, carnelian, blue chalcedony

9. Grain in Ear (5-7 May): Bai Long Xian (BAILONGXIAN), taupe botanical beads, beeswax amber, jade, freshwater pearl, gold wheat charm

10. Summer Solstice (21-22 Jun): Zi Que Gui Yuan (ZIQUEGUIYUAN), lapis lazuli, peridot jade, carved crystal focal bead

11. Minor Heat (6-8 Jul): Fang Hua (FANGHUA), ruby red jade, green agate, orange carnelian, jade fan charm

12. Great Heat (22-24 Jul): Xuan He (XUANHE), botanical beads, yellow chalcedony, gold lotus charm

AUTUMN:

13. Beginning of Autumn (7-9 Aug): Dou Kou Qun Qing (DOUKOUQUNQING), mottled blue sodalite, citrine, clear quartz

14. End of Heat (22-24 Aug): Su He Zi Xing (SUHEZIXING), deep plum red jade, lemon quartz, pink strawberry quartz, lapis accent

15. White Dew (7-9 Sep): E Li (ELI), botanical beads, tiger's eye, white shell disc, gold ornate charm

16. Autumn Equinox (22-24 Sep): Wen Si (WENSI), botanical beads, beeswax amber focal, amazonite, gold butterfly spacers

17. Cold Dew (7-9 Oct): Hua Rui Fu Ren (HUARUIFUREN), red jasper, blue chalcedony, black onyx focal

18. Frost's Descent (22-24 Oct): Xi Ji Wan (XIJIWAN), dark hematite botanical beads, white chalcedony, lapis accent, cloisonne barrel bead

WINTER:

19. Beginning of Winter (6-8 Nov): Fu Yuan Tong Qi (FUYUANTONGQI), deep red jade, strawberry quartz, amber focal, gold chain extender

20. Minor Snow (21-23 Nov): Long Xian (LONGXIAN), botanical beads, pink opal, opalite, blue chalcedony, freshwater pearl, gold flower spacers

21. Heavy Snow (6-8 Dec): Hei Long Xian (HEILONGXIAN), deep garnet red agate, moonstone, blue chalcedony focal, pearl and snowflake charm

22. Winter Solstice (21-22 Dec): Long Xian Yin Ling (LONGXIANYINLING), botanical beads, clear quartz, moonstone, red carnelian focal, gold coin charm

23. Minor Cold (5-7 Jan): Gu Ben Wan Ling (GUBENWANLING), botanical beads, citrine, teal resin focal bead

24. Great Cold (19-21 Jan): Hei Long Xian (HEILONGXIAN), black resin beads, hematite barrel accents, silver dreamcatcher charm