Jing Zhe, is one of the twenty four seasons in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar and it is used as the title of this movie. Non-Chinese audience need to hear some explanation of the division of the lunar calendar in China:
Since for most part of the Chinese history, China is a agricultural society and as a result, the lunar calendar was divided into much smaller sections than the traditional four seasons to better suited for farming seasons, and there are a total of twenty-four such small seasons.
The title is symbolic in that currently, the 'season' for Chinese peasantry is not good and they become the Chinese equivalent of the untouchables.
Since for most part of the Chinese history, China is a agricultural society and as a result, the lunar calendar was divided into much smaller sections than the traditional four seasons to better suited for farming seasons, and there are a total of twenty-four such small seasons.
The title is symbolic in that currently, the 'season' for Chinese peasantry is not good and they become the Chinese equivalent of the untouchables.
