Traditional worship held to mark winter solstice in China's Shaanxi - Global Times

Traditional worship held to mark winter solstice in China's Shaanxi

By Agencies Published: Dec 22, 2017 07:19 PM

A worship of the heaven is modelled after that of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 22, 2017, the day of winter solstice. Photo:Xinhua

A worship of the heaven is modelled after that of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 22, 2017, the day of winter solstice. Photo:Xinhua

A worship of the heaven is modelled after that of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 22, 2017, the day of winter solstice. Photo:Xinhua

A worship of the heaven is modelled after that of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 22, 2017, the day of winter solstice. Photo:Xinhua

A worship of the heaven is modelled after that of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 22, 2017, the day of winter solstice. Photo:Xinhua