Suzhou has entered meteorological winter, said the city’s weather authorities yesterday afternoon.
What is meteorological winter?
From a meteorological standpoint, winter is defined as being the coldest three-month period of the year. Suzhou entered winter in the meteorological sense of the season yesterday as the average temperature in the city has been lower than 10℃ for five consecutive days.
Suzhou normally enters winter on November 23, and this year the season arrives 8 days later. Besides, the season of autumn arrives on October 12 and lasts for 50 days, making it the shortest autumn the city has experienced in the past five years.
The weather is forecast to be fair in the week to come, with the temperature going up. The highest temperature is expected to reach 15℃ this weekend. It’s a good time to hang out the down jackets and quilts before it gets freezing. But the temperature in the morning and evening is still low. Be sure to bundle up on your commute.
Speaking of winter fun in Suzhou, you won’t miss the following ten must-dos!
▶Take a bite of the baked sweet potato, hot from the oven!
▶Appreciate wintersweet flowers at the Lion Grove Garden and immerse yourself in the delightful fragrance.
▶Go to the reed marshes at Taihu Lake.
▶Try the Suzhou-style hotpot with family and friends.
▶Enjoy the warm sunshine at a nearby pocket garden.
▶Go to Dayang Mountain for a relaxing hot spring getaway.
▶Visit a garden teahouse. Hot tea always goes well with the scenery of the classical garden.
▶Capture the Jinji Lake Musical Fountain performance on a lovely Saturday night.
▶Join a queue for osmanthus-flavored winter wine. But not now, just give it some extra days.
▶Wait for the first snow to fall in Jiangnan.
