Eyaziwa njengenye yama-Li amane, i-Start of Winter inamasiko namasiko amaningi, njengokudla amadombolo, ukubhukuda ebusika nokwenza ubusika.

Ithemu lelanga elithi "Ukuqala Kobusika" liwela ngoNovemba 7 noma 8 njalo ngonyaka.Ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu baseShayina babevame ukuthatha ukuqala kobusika njengokuqala kobusika.Eqinisweni, ubusika abuqali bonke ngesikhathi esisodwa, ngaphandle kwezindawo ezisogwini lwaseNingizimu yeShayina, ezingenabo ubusika unyaka wonke, kanye neThafa laseQinghai-Tibet, elinobusika obude ngaphandle kwehlobo.Ngokwendinganiso yesimo sezulu sokuhlukanisa izinkathi ezine zonyaka, uma izinga lokushisa elimaphakathi engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka liwela ngaphansi kuka-10 ℃ njengobusika, isisho esithi “ukuqala kobusika kungukuqala kobusika” ngokuyisisekelo siyahambisana umthetho wesimo sezulu wesifunda sase-Huang-Huai.Ezindaweni ezisenyakatho ye-China, i-Mohe nezindawo ezisenyakatho ye-Greater Khingan Mountains sezivele zingena ebusika ekuqaleni kuka-September, futhi enhloko-dolobha i-Beijing, ubusika buqala ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba.Esigodini soMfula iYangtze, ubusika buqala ngokuzimisela lapho kuzungeza igama elithi “iqhwa elikhanyayo” elinozungezilanga.