The winter solstice festival originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been in existence ever since. Qing Jia Lu even says that the winter solstice is as big as a year. This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. People think that the winter solstice is a natural transformation of yin and yang, and it is a blessing given by heaven.

In the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was the "winter festival", and the government held a congratulatory ceremony called "He Dong", which was a routine holiday.

There is such a record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Before and after the Winter Solstice, a gentleman lived in peace, refused to listen to politics, chose auspicious days and then saved trouble." Therefore, on this day, the court will have a holiday and rest, the army will be on standby, the frontier fortress will be closed, business trips will be closed, relatives and friends will give each other food, visit each other, and have a "quiet" festival happily.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the winter solstice was a day for offering sacrifices to the ancestors. On this day, the emperor went to the suburbs to hold a ceremony for offering sacrifices to the heavens. On this day, the people had to pay homage to their parents and elders. Now there are still some places celebrating the winter solstice.