AI Drawing | 24 Solar Terms Scroll Part 25: Minor Cold – Deep Winter and All Things Rest
Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms, and it is the fifth solar term of winter. It occurs on the fifth to seventh day of the January in the solar calendar every year.
As Minor Cold arrives, the year is deeply into its end, and the extreme cold of the third nine wraps the earth. In the cold wind and snow, wax plums stand proudly and bloom alone, telling the story of life’s perseverance and resilience.
In the fields, agricultural work has stopped, and the silence of winter covers the past hustle and bustle. Only patches of sleeping soil are left, waiting for the awakening of spring. This is the earth’s annual rest, as well as a testament to the continuous cycle of life.
In every household, smoke from cooking fires rises in a gentle curl. The sweet aroma of glutinous rice and the warmth of rice porridge made of eight grains become the unique warmth of this season. People sit around the stove, tasting this comfort from their taste buds, with a surge of attachment to home and expectations for the future.
Children wear thick winter clothes and play in the snow, making snowmen, throwing snowballs, and filled with laughter and joy. Their smiling faces resemble those wax plums, unafraid of the cold, blooming with the innocence and happiness of childhood.
The closing work before the Spring Festival quietly begins, people start to review their achievements of the year, prepare for the Spring Festival shopping, and the festive atmosphere gradually spreads amid their busy schedule.
