Winter Solstice, also known as "Dong Zhi" in Chinese, falls on Dec. 21 this year and is the 22nd of the 24 Solar Terms on the Chinese lunar calendar.

Winter Solstice has the shortest day of the year. On this day, people in northern China eat dumplings while people in the south eat tangyuan, or rice ball soup. Exercising can also help people keep warm in the deep winter.

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