Video | Winter Solstice: The 22nd Solar Term of the Year

Do you know what qi is in traditional Chinese culture? Have you seen the "mythical creatures in the primordial age"? Have you heard the mysterious sounds from the depths of the universe?Do you want to look at the picturesque snow scene in China? 

"Winter Solstice: The 22nd Solar Term of the Year" takes you to experience the fascinating Chinese solar term culture and learn about the 24 solar terms and unique phenological signs.

The first phenological sign indicates that earth worms coil in yin and stretchin yang. The earth worm in the soil curls up its body in the yin conditions, and after sensing a faint breath of yang, it raises its heads lightly.

The second phenological sign indicates that deers are yang, with antlers pointing forward, while elks are yin, with antlers pointing backward. At the winter solstice, elks feel the presence of yang and shed their antlers.

The third phenological sign indicates that although it is cold in winter, the spring in the mountain begins to release water, which is warm due to the rise of yang.

Web editors:  Li Xiaoshu, Tong Lin