Winter Chuseok Songpyeon Ceremony in Ningbo Fields

Hard coastal glare slices across freshly irrigated rice rows in Ningbo, where a group gathers for a winter Chuseok harvest ceremony. Snow dusts the bare earth between the green furrows, marking the dead of winter while songpyeon rice cakes rest on woven mats. The brief sun shower creates wet sheens on the glossy green leaves and the smooth, pale dough. Participants wear heavy winter coats, their breathless stillness against the bright, washing light. In the distance, mist rests on the low hills, softening the horizon line. One droplet rolls down the edge of a green leaf, catching the harsh afternoon sun.