Winter scenery across China in eleventh lunar month

This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2025 shows children of Miao ethnic group playing Lusheng, a traditional reed-pipe wind instrument, during a Lusheng festival on Winter Solstice in Dadong Village, Congjiang County of southwest China's Guizhou province.

China enters its coldest season in the eleventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Urbanization and modern agriculture have weakened the impact of solar terms on daily life, but cultural and dietary habits have been passed down from generation to generation. (Photo by Wu Dejun/Xinhua)