Proverbs about the Start of Winter
The ancient Chinese are accustomed to use the solar terms to forecast the weather of the future.

Thunder on the Start of Winter forecasts a wet spring. (North areas)

Thunder on the Start of Winter, cattle might be frozen to death. (North areas)

Fog on the Start of Winter? Plant radishes in the paddy field. (North areas) The north wind on the Start of Winter forecasts much snow; South wind on the Start of Winter forecast no rain and snow. (Nationwide)

Cold Start of Winter forecasts a cold year. (North areas)

Turn the soil before the winter, you will harvest gold; after it, you will get silver, while after the Start of Spring, you will harvest iron. (The Hakkas)

The sun on the Start will last all the winter; The rain on the Start will last all winter. (The Hakkas)

The rain on the Start will ruin the winter; The firewood and crops will run out. (The southeast)

The northeast wind on the Start of Winter will blow away all the clouds of the winter. (The southeast)

South wind and rainy Start, there will be no dry soil in winter.

Rainy Start will bring a rot winter; sunny Start will bring a dry spring. (The southeast)

If it is not rainy on the Start of Winter, it will be dry all the winter. (Jiangxi)　　

Slight Snow follows the Start of Winter closely, thus in the winter the soil preparation is the most important. (The south areas)

The wind on the Start of Winter will bring rain on the Start of Spring. (Shanxi)

Sow the pea on Start of Winter, and you will harvest exactly the same. (The south areas)

If there are three layers of snow on the winter wheat, next year you can take the mantou as your pillow. (Nationwide)