The winter solstice is an importance solar term in the lunar calendar in China, which is also a traditional festival. To date, residents in many places maintain their customs of celebrating the festival of winter solstice. As far as in the Spring and Autumn Period 2,500 years ago, Chinese people adopted the methods of tugui to measure the shadow of the sun for determining the twenty-four solar terms. Among them, the winter solstice is the first to be fixed, roughly around 22-23 December in the lunar calendar.
The winter solstice is a day shortest daytime and longest darkness in the north hemisphere. Ever since then, the daytime will become longer and longer and it turns cold in all regions.
In the ancient times, Chinese people placed emphasis on the winter solstice and celebrated it as a great festival. There is an old saying "the winter solstice is as great as the new year". In addition, there are customs of celebrating the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is a lucky day deserving to be celebrated as it is the beginning of a cycle of solar term with the daytime longer and longer. Nowadays, the tradition of celebrating the winter solstice is maintained in some regions.

The Brief Introduction of winter solstice
>>>>The Histroy of  Winter Solstice
>>>>The Explanation of  Winter Solstice
>>>>Why Do Chinese Celebrate the Shortest Day of the Yaer?
>>>>The Close Relationg Between the Number Nine and the Winter Solstice

How Do Chinese Celebrate Winter Solstice
>>>>Customs of the winter solstice
>>>>The Food of  Winter Solstice
>>>>How Do Ancient Chinese Celebrate Winter Solstice
>>>>Doctor Zhang Zhongjing and the Winter Solstice

Background Knowledge
>>>>The Twenty-fuor Terms
>>>>The Meaning of  Twenty-fuor Terms

Two PoemS about Winter Solstice
>>>>A winter solstice Song
>>>>At  winter solstice