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'Minor Cold': Counting down the lengthy, cold winter(3/7)

2018-01-05 10:44 CGTN Editor:Li Yan
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Spring bred in extreme cold

Even though temperatures plunge at this time, spring is not far away. The ancient Chinese noticed the subtle changes in seasons by observing the movements of the birds.

As is recorded in "The Book of Rites" dated back to the West Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 8 CE), wild geese would usually start to fly back to the north while the magpies make their nests.

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