大寒将至：关于大寒的6个小常识

The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold, the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 3.

中国传统二十四节气的第24个节气是大寒，今年的大寒从1月20日开始，2月3日结束。

Major Cold is the last solar term in winter and also the last solar term in the annual lunar calendar. In this period, snow, rain and icy cold weather exert a big influence on people's lives.

大寒是冬季的最后一个节气，也是全年（农历）的最后一个节气。在大寒期间，雨、雪、冰冻天气会对人们的生活产生较大影响。

Here are six things you should know about Major Cold.

一起来了解一下关于大寒的6个小常识。

Cold current 寒流来袭

During Major Cold, as the cold current moves southward, the weather is very cold. Although modern meteorological observation shows that in some regions of China the weather during Major Cold is not colder than Minor Cold, the lowest temperatures of the whole year still occur in the Major Cold period in some coastal areas.

在大寒期间，随着寒流一路向南，天气会变得非常寒冷。尽管现代气象观测显示，在中国的某些地区，大寒期间的天气并不比小寒更冷，但是在一些沿海地区，全年最低气温仍然出现在大寒期间。