To celebrate the upcoming Winter Solstice, residents of Taoyuan Community and students from Donggang Primary School make dumplings and tangyuan, a type of glutinous rice dumpling, in Lianyun District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, December 17, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term, falls on December 21 this year.