Today is Chinese tradional festival “winter solstice”-Small new year, an important day in China.

What is special on the day ?  The answer is that the daytime lasts the shortest while the night lasts the longest of the year. It means the new round of the solar term, the winter Solstice is the earliest.

At this day, People treat it a grand day, they celebrate it.

In the north, most prople eat dumplings, while in the south, people have rice dumping and boiled dumpling.  Thought people celebrate in a different way, they share the same happiness, family get together and have a big dinner.

Winter Solstice gives family a chance to get reunion, the young people go home to have a chat with parents and promote their munication.