DongJie, Dongzhi and Winter Solstice
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 by jadeThe Chinese Festival Dong Jie for 2011 fall on the 22nd of December. DongJie is Chinese Winter Festival the day when the day is shortest and night is longest for the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of the oldest Chinese Festivals and started around the Shang Dynasty(1600 to 1100BC). During the Zhou Dynasty(1100 to 256BC) [...]
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