The winter solstice, which originated in the pre-qin period, became an important festival in the Tang Dynasty together with celebrations among government and folk. The customs of the winter solstice in Tang Dynasty had an important impact on the East Asian countries. The Tang Dynasty is an era which has the strongest influence on Japan, almost all important ancient Chinese festivals have been spreaded to Japan in the Tang Dynasty, the winter solstice festival is the same case. And it has greatly influenced the Japanese government. Next comes the Korea peninsula. Although there is a wide range of communication between Korea peninsula and the Tang Dynasty, there is no record about the winter solstice festival in Korea peninsula on historical books and all kinds of materials. As a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, the winter solstice festival was not brought into Korea peninsula officially.%起源于先秦时期的冬至节, 至唐代成为重要节日, 官方与民间都要举行庆祝活动.唐代冬至节俗对东亚诸国产生了重要影响.唐代文化对日本有全面而深刻的影响, 唐代的岁时节日也不可避免地传播到日本, 冬至节亦然, 其影响主要在日本政府层面, 其次是朝鲜半岛.虽然当时唐与朝鲜半岛往来频繁, 新罗对冬至节有了解, 但目前未见当时冬至节传至朝鲜半岛的史料, 当时统一半岛的新罗作为唐的藩属国, 没有从政府层面引进唐代冬至节.
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