What is the custom of winter solstice in Yichang, Hubei Province?

Yichang, Hubei has its own winter solstice custom. Some places eat jiaozi, some eat glutinous rice balls, some eat stewed mutton and dog meat, and some eat pumpkin to eliminate fire and poison. You must eat red bean glutinous rice on the solstice of winter. Glutinous rice is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can nourish healthy qi. After eating, it will cause fever all over the body and play a role in keeping out the cold and nourishing. Best for winter.

Yichang, formerly known as Yiling, is an important transportation hub in Central China, an excellent tourist city in China, a national civilized city and a sub-central city in Hubei Province. It is also the location of important national strategic facilities such as the Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba Dam, and is known as the "hydropower capital of the world".

Yichang is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, at the junction of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate, and the famous scenic spots include Three Gorges Family and Qingjiang Gallery. In the twenty-sixth year of Qin Shihuang (the first 22 years1year), Yiling was changed to Wuxian; Jin Taikang years (280-289), renamed Yiling County; 1In March, 1992, Yichang area merged with Yichang City to form Yichang City.