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.

中國傳統二十四節氣的第24個節氣是大寒，今年的大寒從1月20日開始，2月3日結束。

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個節氣，也是全年（農歷）的最后一個節氣。在大寒期間，雨、雪、冰凍天氣會對人們的生活產生較大影響。

Here are six things you should know about Major Cold.

一起來了解一下關于大寒的6個小常識。

Cold current 寒流來襲

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.

在大寒期間，隨著寒流一路向南，天氣會變得非常寒冷。盡管現代氣象觀測顯示，在中國的某些地區，大寒期間的天氣并不比小寒更冷，但是在一些沿海地區，全年最低氣溫仍然出現在大寒期間。