Waziwa njengomunye wale nto ezine, ukuqala kobusika kunamasiko amaningi namasiko, njengokudla amadombolo, ukubhukuda ebusika nokwenza ubusika.

"Ukuqala kobusika" Ithemu lelanga liwela ngoNovemba 7 noma 8 minyaka yonke. Ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu baseChinese babevame ukuthatha ubusika njengokuqala kobusika. Eqinisweni, ubusika bonke abuqali ngasikhathi sinye, ngaphandle kwezindawo ezisogwini zaseNingizimu China, ezingenabusika unyaka wonke, kanye nethafa le-qinghai-tibet, elinobusika obude ngaphandle kwehlobo. NgokweZinga le-Climatology ukuhlukanisa izinkathi ezine zonyaka, uma isilinganiso samazinga wePentad esigabeni sesibili sonyaka siwela ngaphansi kwe-10 ℃ njengobusika, ngokuyisisekelo esivumelana nomthetho wesimo sezulu se-Huang-Huai esifundeni saseHuang-Huai. Ezindaweni ezisenyakatho neChina, uMohe nezindawo ezisenyakatho yezintaba ezinkulu zaseKingon sezivele zingena ebusika ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, naseBeijing, ubusika buqala ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba. E-Yangtze River Basin, ubusika buqala ngobuqotho ezungeze i- "Light Snow" Solar Term.