中国的冬至 The Winter Solstice in China

On December 22, 2013, the day is the Winter Solstice, it is an important day in China, it becomes a tradition. More than 2500years ago, Chinese people had detected this day by measuring the sun. What is special on the day? The answer is that the daytime lasts the shortest while the night lasts the longest of the year. It means the new round of the solar term, the Winter Solstice is the earliest. As an old tradition, people treat that day a grand day, they celebrate it. In the north, most people eat dumplings, while in the south, people have rice dumpling and boiled dumpling. Though people celebrate in a different way, they share the same happiness, family get together and have a big dinner. Winter Solstice gives family a chance to get reunion, the young come home to have a chat with parents and promote their communication.
2013年12月22号，这一天是冬至，在中国这是一个很重要的节日，这成为了一个传统。早在2500年前，中国人通过观察太阳测量出了冬至。这一天有什么特殊的呢？答案是在这一天，白天最短，夜晚最长。这意味着新一轮的节气，冬至是最早的节气。作为一个传统，人们把这一天看得很重并庆祝。在北方，大多数人吃饺子，然而在南方，人们吃汤圆和水饺。虽然人们以不同的方式在庆祝，但是他们分享同样的喜悦，家人聚集在一起吃饭。冬至让家人有机会团圆，年轻人回家，和父母交谈，促进了交流。