Dragon’s Solar year draws to a close with the final 14 days of the final Solar Term of the year. The 24th Solar term of ‘Greater Cold' (dà hán) 大寒 commences on 20 Jan (7am AEDT), book ending the year on 3 Feb. While Western eyes were on 1 January marking a new beginning, Chinese Lunar New Year begins in 29 Jan 2025. Folks busily preserve and prepare foods for the impending Lunar Festival ahead.
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by Utagawa Hiroshige. ‘Mountain and River on the Kiso Road’. Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka, “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. This panoramic scene features a river passing snow-covered mountains along the Kiso Road, via clevland musuem of arts This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.