People generally start to stock up on necessary provisions for the Spring Festival on Little New Year.
Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 18.
Major Cold, the last solar term in winter.
A cultural exchange event was held in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province on Jan 9, aiming to boost relations between young people from Long Beach in the United States and Qingdao.
Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22.
Ugandan scholar had an exchange with primary school students from Qingdao.
A primary school in Qingdao WCNA recently organized a cultural exchange activity.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 21.