On December 21, the China Construction Second Engineering Bureau held an activity to celebrate the Chinese solar term Dongzhi or the Winter Solstice. The company organized construction workers to make and eat dumplings and write Chinese character Fu, meaning good luck in English. The purpose was to familiarize the workers with traditional Chinese customs and create a sense of belonging. The photo above shows construction workers eating dumplings at a construction site of Sany Yunhu Project in Changsha. (Photo/Li Jian, Hunan Daily)

Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on Dec. 22 this year. In Chinese culture, it marks the beginning of deep winter. It is also a time for family gatherings.

On December 21, the China Construction Second Engineering Bureau held an activity to celebrate the Chinese solar term Dongzhi or the Winter Solstice. The company organized construction workers to make and eat dumplings and write Chinese character Fu, meaning good luck in English. The purpose was to familiarize the workers with traditional Chinese customs and create a sense of belonging. The photo above shows construction workers eating dumplings at a construction site of Sany Yunhu Project in Changsha. (Photo/Li Jian, Hunan Daily)

Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on Dec. 22 this year. In Chinese culture, it marks the beginning of deep winter. It is also a time for family gatherings.

On December 21, the China Construction Second Engineering Bureau held an activity to celebrate the Chinese solar term Dongzhi or the Winter Solstice. The company organized construction workers to make and eat dumplings and write Chinese character Fu, meaning good luck in English. The purpose was to familiarize the workers with traditional Chinese customs and create a sense of belonging. The photo above shows construction workers eating dumplings at a construction site of Sany Yunhu Project in Changsha. (Photo/Li Jian, Hunan Daily)

Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on Dec. 22 this year. In Chinese culture, it marks the beginning of deep winter. It is also a time for family gatherings.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday