7th November, a citizen passing through Nanbin Park, Nan’an District. 7th November is one of the traditional solar dates representing the beginning of winter.

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- 7th November, 2014 is the Beginning of Winter this year. Winter has come early this year for the Mountain City, as the winter normally begins from early or middle December according to meteorological data of previous years.

In meteorology, winter begins when the temperatures of 5 consecutive days remain below 10 degrees Celsius. According to records, the earliest and latest dates of the real winter beginning in Chongqing are 13th November, 1977 and 11th January, 1954. (Translated by Chen Siyan, Fathom Language Limited)