China News Service, Beijing, December 21st (Reporter Sun Tingwen, Jiang Hui, Yin Haiming) December 21st coincides with the winter solstice of the Gengzi Year of the lunar calendar.

In Chinese folk traditions, on this day that is "as big as the year", many places "encountered" the cold air. Not only the "ice and snow" in northern areas such as Xinjiang and Heilongjiang, but even the tropical Hainan Island was also "swishing cold." .

But the cold weather has not weakened the enthusiasm of the people everywhere.

　　In Xinjiang, the sky in Urumqi was clear that morning, and snow began to fall at about 14 o'clock. As of press time, the snow fell below the ankles of adults.

Wang Jian, chief forecaster of the Urumqi Meteorological Observatory, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that as of 19:30, the snowfall in Urumqi had reached 3.3 millimeters, which was moderate snow.

The snowfall is expected to last until 2 am on the 22nd.

　　One hour before leaving get off work in the afternoon, the reporter drove on the East Outer Ring Road in Urumqi. Due to the snowfall and the approaching night, visibility was very low. Most vehicles were driving slowly, and some vehicles even drove at "turtle speed".

There are also vehicles moving forward slowly with emergency lights.

In an open section of the road, when a vehicle is traveling "fast", the snow on the road is rolled up, and the vehicle is like "rising clouds and driving fog."

　　Affected by the cold air, the land and offshore of Hainan Province maintained low temperature and strong wind on the sea on the 21st.

In Haikou, the provincial capital of Hainan, despite the clear sky that day, to defend against the swish cold wind, pedestrians wore thick clothes that were rarely taken out during the year and wrapped them tightly.

　　In the past few days, affected by the cold air, most cities and counties on Hainan Island have issued cold yellow warnings with the exception of a few cities and counties such as Sanya, Ledong, Lingshui and Baoting in the southern region, and the minimum temperature has dropped below 15°C.

　　The netizen "Woman in Red" humorously left a message on the Internet, "I cannot separate my hot water bottle for a moment."

　　Not only that, there are typhoons in the South China Sea.

The 23rd typhoon of this year, "Korowan", which formed on the 20th, along with the cold air, brought strong wind and rain to the Sansha waters in these two days.

　　Although "Heaven is not beautiful", "enthusiasm" and "warm" are still the keywords of the day in many places.

　　On the winter solstice day, there is a custom of eating dumplings in northern China, and there is also a custom of worshipping ancestors and feasting in the south.

The snowfall in Xinjiang meets the winter solstice. As it is the evening rush hour after get off work, traffic congestion in Urumqi has delayed the return of people returning home. Therefore, the hot dumpling banquet will also be served "later" on the table.

Citizen Xia He said: “It’s snowing and slippery, making traffic more congested. I hope that people going home will pay attention to safety and return home safely and eat dumplings with their families. This is the greatest happiness.”

　　Located in the northernmost part of China, Mohe City in Heilongjiang Province is known as the "Shenzhou Arctic", "Golden Rooster Crown" and "Swan Head".

Mohe City has long winters and is the lowest temperature city in China.

　　On the same day, the 2020 6th Mohe Pole Dance (Aerial Dance) Extreme Cold Challenge kicked off in Beiji Village, Mohe City.

Twenty-three players from the Chinese national pole dance team braved the freezing temperature of minus 30 degrees Celsius to participate in the competition.

　　One-handed reversal, two-handed flying, flying swallows upside down... At the opening ceremony, the pole dancing participants wore shorts and shorts, accompanied by dynamic music, demonstrating the power and beauty of pole dancing to tourists and local residents of Mohe.

　　There was also a snow "Light Pig Run" fun competition. Tourists and pole dancers dressed in short shorts and ran wildly in the ice and snow, challenging the extreme cold and low temperatures of Mohe, leaving a beautiful "Northern Lights" landscape .

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