{"id":860,"date":"2023-07-30T20:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T12:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/?p=860"},"modified":"2023-07-30T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T12:01:24","slug":"how-much-do-you-know-about-dongzhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/?p=860","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do You Know about D\u014dngzh\u00ec?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may be familiar with the coming Christmas that everyone is looking forward, but do you know what day is today to Chinese people? Well, one of the most important day from the four seasons and 24 solar terms falls right on today,\u00a0Winter Solstice(\u51ac\u81f3 D\u014dngzh\u00ec<\/strong>). The saying of \u201cWinter Solstice is as significant as the Spring Festival\u201d fully explains how big this day is. Whether you are confident\u00a0about\u00a0your Chinese knowledge or want to know about\u00a0D\u014dngzh\u00ec<\/strong>, try to test yourself\u00a0by the following\u00a0fun quiz!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Let’s start! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Y\u01d0xi\u00e0 n\u01ceg\u00e8 b\u00fash\u00ec d\u014dngzh\u00ec de bi\u00e9m\u00edng\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. \u4ee5\u4e0b\u54ea\u4e2a\u4e0d\u662f\u51ac\u81f3\u7684\u522b\u540d\uff1f<\/strong>(Which of the following is NOT the alias of D\u014dngzh\u00ec, or Winter Solstice?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. \u51ac\u8282 d\u014dngji\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. \u51ac\u5206 d\u014dngf\u0113n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. \u4e9a\u5c81 y\u00e0su\u00ec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Y\u01d0xi\u00e0 n\u01ceti\u00e1o du\u00ecy\u00fa d\u014dngzh\u00ec de mi\u00e1osh\u00f9 zh\u00e8ngqu\u00e8\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. \u4ee5\u4e0b\u54ea\u6761\u5bf9\u4e8e\u51ac\u81f3\u7684\u63cf\u8ff0\u6b63\u786e\uff1f<\/strong>(Which of the following description is correct about D\u014dngzh\u00ec?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    D\u014dngzh\u00ec sh\u00ec y\u00ecni\u00e1n zh\u014dng zu\u00ec l\u011bng de y\u00ecti\u0101n\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. \u51ac\u81f3\u662f\u4e00\u5e74\u4e2d\u6700\u51b7\u7684\u4e00\u5929\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    D\u014dngzh\u00ec is the coldest day in a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    D\u014dngzh\u00ec y\u01d0h\u00f2u\uff0cb\u00e1iti\u0101n yu\u00e8l\u00e1iyu\u00e8 ch\u00e1ng\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. \u51ac\u81f3\u4ee5\u540e\uff0c\u767d\u5929\u8d8a\u6765\u8d8a\u957f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After D\u014dngzh\u00ec, day time will be longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    D\u014dngzh\u00ec d\u0101ngti\u0101n h\u0113iy\u00e8 zu\u00ecdu\u01cen\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. \u51ac\u81f3\u5f53\u5929\u9ed1\u591c\u6700\u77ed\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 The night\u00a0on\u00a0D\u014dngzh\u00ec\u00a0is the shortest in a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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D\u014dngzh\u00ec ji\u00e9 q\u01d0yu\u00e1ny\u00fa zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 n\u01ceg\u00e8 ch\u00e1od\u00e0i\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. \u51ac\u81f3\u8282\u8d77\u6e90\u4e8e\u4e2d\u56fd\u54ea\u4e2a\u671d\u4ee3\uff1f<\/strong>(Which dynasty did the Winter Solstice Festival originate from in China?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. \u6c49\u671d Han Dynasty (202~220 BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. \u5510\u671d Tang Dynasty (618~907)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. \u5b8b\u671d Song Dynasty (960~1279)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n d\u014dngzh\u00ec ch\u012b sh\u00e9nme\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. \u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u51ac\u81f3\u5403\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/strong>(What do Chinese people eat on D\u014dngzh\u00ec?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. \u997a\u5b50 Jiaozi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. \u6c64\u5706 Tangyuan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. \u5e74\u7cd5\u00a0Rice cake\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Y\u01d0xi\u00e0 n\u01ceji\u00e0n sh\u00ec y\u00ecb\u0101n b\u00fa z\u00e0i D\u014dngzh\u00ec zu\u00f2\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. \u4ee5\u4e0b\u54ea\u4ef6\u4e8b\u4e00\u822c\u4e0d\u5728\u51ac\u81f3\u505a\uff1f(<\/strong>Which of the following is not usually done on Chinese Winter Solstice Day?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    S\u01ceom\u00f9 j\u00ecz\u01d4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. \u626b\u5893\u796d\u7956 Tomb sweeping and ancestor worship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    J\u00ecny\u0101n j\u00ecnhu\u01d2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. \u7981\u70df\u7981\u706b No smoke, no fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    J\u00ecnb\u01d4 sh\u0113nt\u01d0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.\u00a0\u8fdb\u8865\u8eab\u4f53 Taking tonics\u00a0and\u00a0nutrition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Solstice, also known as R\u00ecdu\u01cenzh\u00ec (\u65e5\u77ed<\/strong>\u81f3<\/strong>, the short day solstice), D\u014dngji\u00e9 ( \u51ac\u8282<\/strong>, winter festival) or y\u00e0su\u00ec (\u4e9a\u5c81<\/strong>, smaller year) is regarded as a big day in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Solstice has\u00a0the\u00a0shortest day time and longest night<\/strong>\u00a0in all parts of the northern hemisphere. However, the temperature is\u00a0not the lowest<\/strong>. The real cold weather is after Winter Solstice. This day\u00a0usually falls on December 21 to 23 of the Gregorian calendar, when the sun is at its highest point in the northern hemisphere, marking the beginning of the cold season.\u00a0After that day, sun will go back and day time will increase gradually.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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People first celebrated Winter Solstice in order to welcome the new year in In Zhou and Qin Dynasties (1046~207 BC). Later, the custom of ancestor worship and family dinner during Spring Festival appeared in winter solstice.  It was until Han Dynasty <\/strong>that people took it as a festival<\/strong> and flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter Solstice customs vary in content and details due to different regions. In southern China, it is customary to eat\u00a0tangyuan<\/strong>. Most people in the north are used to eating\u00a0Jiaozi<\/strong>, while some places are willing to have\u00a0mutton soup<\/strong>,\u00a0noodle<\/strong>,\u00a0rice cake<\/strong>,\u00a0pumpkin cake<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0other Chinese pastry<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is a tradition of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors<\/strong> in southern China. Taking tonics<\/strong> in winter is also one of the customs with a long history in China, as Ying is at its lowest level while Yang starts to generate at this point. At this time, human body will be full of Yang Qi, easy to absorb nutrients and give full play to the nourishing effect. \u201cNo smoke and fire\u201d is the custom of Cold Food Festival(\u5bd2\u98df\u8282 h\u00e1nsh\u00edji\u00e9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you get all\u00a0the answers right?\u00a0Share it\u00a0in the comment\u00a0below to let us know!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may be familiar with the coming Christmas that everyone is looking forward, but do you know what day is today to Chinese people? Well, one of the most important day from the four seasons and 24 solar terms falls right on today,\u00a0Winter Solstice(\u51ac\u81f3 D\u014dngzh\u00ec). The saying of \u201cWinter Solstice is as significant as the Spring Festival\u201d fully explains how big this day is. Whether you are confident\u00a0about\u00a0your Chinese knowledge or want to know about\u00a0D\u014dngzh\u00ec, try to test yourself\u00a0by the following\u00a0fun quiz!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,3],"tags":[7,5],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":867,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions\/867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}