What are some ancient poems that describe the winter solstice?

1. Winter Solstice - Tang Dynasty - Bai Juyi

The winter solstice is a very cold day, and the winter solstice is very cold. The night is long, the sleep is short, and there is no regret, but there is no reason to be sad.

This is Bai Juyi's poem "Winter Solstice", which depicts the severe cold and long night at the time of winter solstice, as well as the people's sadness and helplessness caused by it. Through concise and poignant language, it expresses the coldness and loneliness that the winter solstice brings to people.

2. Winter Solstice - Song Lu You

The grass and trees are withered and yellow, the wind is piercing the bones and freezing people's shoulders. I am old and I am not getting together, but I am looking forward to the autumn sun and the feast.

This is Lu You's poem "Winter Solstice", which depicts the scene of withered grass and trees and sullen sky during the winter solstice. The poet expresses his state of mind that his twilight years have come to an end and he is lonely and desolate, but he still harbors hope and longing for life.

3. "Qingming Shanghe Tu" - Song Zhang Zeduan

Thousands of miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow. The Great Wall and the Great River are all lost.

This is part of the winter solstice scene depicted in the painting "Qingming Shanghe Tu" by the Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan. The painting depicts the frozen Great Wall and the snow-covered river, graphically demonstrating the harshness and coldness of winter.

Expanded Information:

The Winter Solstice is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, which usually falls between December 21 and 23 each year. The winter solstice marks the official start of winter and is the time of the year when the days are the shortest and the nights the longest.

Here are some things about the Winter Solstice:

1. Food Customs:

The Winter Solstice is an important festival in the rural areas of southern China, where people get together to have a reunion dinner. In addition, there is a special food called "Winter Solstice Dumplings", which is made slightly differently from the usual dumplings, usually with some special ingredients added to the filling to symbolize the hope that the family will be united and harmonious in the new year.

2. Folk activities:

On the winter solstice, people hold various activities to celebrate the festival. For example, in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a game called "step on red clothes", that is, a piece of straw printed with red clothes on the water, so that the participants to step on the past, representing out of the year's hard work. Meanwhile, outdoor activities such as mountain climbing are also practiced in some parts of the south to welcome the winter solstice.

3. Dietary regimen:

The winter solstice has an important significance in traditional Chinese medicine. People will consume foods with warming effect on this day, such as ginger soup, brown sugar water, walnuts, etc., in order to strengthen the resistance of the body and protect the health of cold.

4. Traditional customs:

The winter solstice is also an important point for some traditional customs. For example, in the southern region, there are activities such as welcoming and sending gods and sacrificing to the stove, while in the northern region, there are traditional customs such as posting door gods, lighting lanterns, and cooking bath soup.