Is the winter solstice the beginning or the end of winter?

The winter solstice solar term is the fourth solar term in winter and the 22nd solar term among the 24 solar terms. The representative significance of this solar term is that the days will get longer day by day, which does not mean that winter has arrived. Specifically, from winter to the sun, the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest in all parts of the northern hemisphere, and then the direct point of the sun moves northward from the Tropic of Capricorn, and the days in the northern hemisphere (China is located in the northern hemisphere) increase day by day.

Extended data:

In the twenty-four solar terms, the explanation of beginning of winter is: beginning of winter, long summer; Finally, everything is collected in winter. What beginning of winter said is that everything is harvested in winter, which means that all crops are harvested, collected and put into storage in autumn, animals are hidden and hibernated, and winter officially begins.

In addition, the traditional method of dividing seasons in China takes "Li Si" in the 24 solar terms as the starting point of the four seasons. Beginning of winter, beginning of spring, Changsha and beginning of autumn are collectively called "Li Si", which is a solar term. Therefore, beginning of winter means entering the winter, not the solstice winter.