An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Dec 21, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] HARBIN -- Gliding down an over-500-meter-long ice ...

The Winter Solstice marks the start of longer days, ... Dough figurines in China have been documented since the Han Dynasty and were an important daily item during the Southern Song Dynasty.

It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 ...

In her remarks, Wang Dan, wife of Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng, highlighted the significance of the winter solstice, which encompasses both cultural heritage and the spirit of conveying ...

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on December 21 in the northern hemisphere this year. Advertisement. ... In Hong Kong and southern China, ...

For people in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice this year is Dec. 21, 2024. It'll start at 4:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

This is why the solstice has been and continue to be celebrated by different cultures across the world, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, like the Dongzhi Festival in China.

The winter solstice is named for the shortest day of the year and the longest night when the tilt brings the Northern Hemisphere to ... Dong Zhi signifies the winter's arrival in China.

When does winter start in 2024? Here's the science of the winter solstice, and why its the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.