What is the shortest day of the year in China?

The shortest sunny day in China is the solstice in winter. On the solstice of winter, the direct sunlight on the ground reaches the southernmost point of the year, that is, the sun is directly on the tropic of Capricorn, and the sun is most biased towards the northern hemisphere. Therefore, the winter solstice is also the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere all year round. After the winter solstice, the direct point of the sun slowly moves northward, and the days in the northern hemisphere gradually lengthen and the nights gradually shorten.

The winter solstice originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and is the earliest of the 24 solar terms, commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Long Festival" and "Divided Year".

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After the winter solstice, the climate in all parts of the country has entered the coldest stage, which is often said as "entering the ninth", so there is a saying among the people that "it is cold in three days and hot in three days".

China attached great importance to the winter solstice in ancient times, and the winter solstice was regarded as a grand festival. People regard the winter solstice as the starting point of solar terms. After the winter solstice, the new year is coming, so the solemnity of the ancient winter solstice festival is no less than that of the New Year. There is a saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year, that is to say, the custom of winter solstice is almost the same as the New Year holiday.

Celebrations have been held since the Han Dynasty. At the peak, the court is closed for three days, and you don't listen to politics. The folk closed for three days, as lively as the Chinese New Year.

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