From ‘Winter Solstice Festival’ in the China Memories Series (Set of 12)
DIY: Counting to Spring Painting 九九消寒图
One of the Winter Solstice Festival (冬至节) traditions is to create a ‘Disappearing Winter Painting’. They use this to count 81 days from the Winter Solstice.
After 81 days, people know that it is a good time to plant their new crops for the rest of the year! Spring is here!
Learn more about the Winter Solstice Festival 冬至节
Winter Solstice Festival from China Memories Series (Set of 12)
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Some long sentences, often multiple lines of text per page. Language isn’t too difficult. Illustrations are very helpful for telling the story.
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Fiction: A story of a boy who is learning about the Winter Solstice Festival from his grandfather.
Gorgeous illustrations
Covers most traditions observed at Winter Solstice.
Lesser Cold and Greater Cold from So This is a Year! Series (Set of 12)
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Longer paragraphs and sentences. Slightly more challenging vocabulary. Suitable as an educational resource on Chinese culture for older children.
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Great resource for kids to use throughout the year. (12 books = 24 solar terms)
Pamphlet style series: each booklet covers 2 solar terms.
Introduces and explains Chinese culture beyond the myths and legends.
Our Festivals
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Pages are mostly text with illustrations, graphics, charts etc. on the side.
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Encyclopaedia-style book: many facts, explanations and things to explore
Explore many different festivals, including Winter Solstice!
A timeline of a year in Chinese festivals and an explanation of the 24 solar terms
Illustration style adapted from traditional Chinese paintings