The coldest yet best time of the year in China: 冬至 (Dōng Zhì)
It’s 5:00 in the afternoon. The cold, white-sleeted world receives that last daylight. The glimmering shadow of snowy sunsets arrives earlier. It strikes the white-covered world abruptly then vanishes as quickly. Strangely, it looks like it’s already evening. The lamposts, covered with snow, lights up early. Stores start to close sooner. Night retails open expeditiously. […]
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