“Winter Solstice” is the 22nd solar term among the 24 Chinese Solar terms and one of the earliest established in China. Over 2500 years ago in the Chunqiu Period (approximately 770 to 481 BCE), ancient observers determined the timing of the Winter Solstice using sundials, placing it between December 22nd and 23rd when the sun’s celestial longitude reaches 270°.
On December 12th, over 30 members from a local senior club visited the Copenhagen China Cultural Center in Copenhagen to participate in the Copenhagen Winter Yaji.
On November 30, more than twenty students and teachers from Borupgaard Gymnasium in Denmark visited the China Cultural Center in Copenhagen to immerse themselves in the essence of both ancient and modern Chinese life and listen to the Chinese stories of Beijing and Shanghai.
“Major Snow”(DaXue), the 21st solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the official onset of mid-winter, usually falling around November 22nd or 23rd when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 255 degrees.
