Winter scenery across China in eleventh lunar month

This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2025 shows community volunteers and elders making dumplings at an elder apartment on Winter Solstice in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei 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 Chen Qibao/Xinhua)