The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Snow, the 20th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov 22 and ends on Dec 6.

中國傳統(tǒng)二十四節(jié)氣的第20個節(jié)氣是小雪，今年的小雪從11月22日開始，12月6日結束。

Minor Snow refers to the time when it starts to snow, mostly in China's northern areas, and the temperature continues to drop.

小雪指的是開始下雪（多半是在北方）的時節(jié)，在這期間氣溫會繼續(xù)下降。

Here are seven things you should know about Minor Snow.

一起來了解一下關于小雪的7個小常識。

Light snow

小雪

An ancient Chinese book about plants explains that "in Minor Snow, the weather is cold and it is going to snow, while the earth is not frozen enough and the snow is light." The temperature in most areas in the north drops to zero degrees and below. Meanwhile, in the lower and middle reaches of the Yellow River, the average time of the first snow falls during the Minor Snow solar term. The snow is light and frozen at night, but melts quickly during the day.

古籍《群芳譜》有云：“小雪氣寒而將雪矣，地寒未甚而雪未大也?！北狈酱蟛糠值貐^(qū)氣溫會降到零度以下。與此同時，黃河中下游地區(qū)將會在小雪節(jié)氣前后降下初雪。雪下得不大，夜里凍住的積雪一到白天就迅速融化。