south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 12, 2024. People across China are enjoying temple fairs, lantern shows and other events to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and embrace the festive atmosphere. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
When we think about Chinese holidays, Chinese New Years comes to mind first. And, it should. That's because Chinese New Years is by far the largest, most festive holiday of the year. While many of us refer to it as "Chinese" New Years, it is widely celebrated in Asia and also cause...
the organizer has prepared ink, paper, and inkstones for international staff and students to experience the joy of writing Chinese New Year couplets. With a stroke of the pen, folding and ticking, pointing and skimming, they immersed them...
LONDON/BUDAPEST/SOFIA/MADRID - Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is still a week away, but people across Europe have felt the festive ambiance by savoring traditional Chinese cuisine and enjoying various celebratory activities. The Chinese lunar new ye...
Dragon Boat Festival is a lot of activities, this is the traditional festival of our Chinese nation, we are better to inherit! 端午节的农历五月五日,是中国两千多年来的习俗,在这一天,家人都在门口,挂艾菖蒲,赛龙舟,吃粽子,喝雄黄酒,游百病,吃香囊。 端午节起源于战国时期,当时有一个叫屈原的人,他...
Chen Yan, a mother of two residing in Beijing's Xicheng District, embarked on her own New Year's Day "festive experience." She made special plans with her best friend, bringing together their respective children and forming a group of two adults and five kids to share in the joy of watc...
Parents and relatives would also gift the younger ones red packets to wish them good luck in the new year! While most festive activities are held during the first few days of the Spring Festival, the celebrations actually last until on February 3, 2025. But the students and workers can ...
Firework display, lion and dragon dances, grandest Chun wan gaga, opera performances, shows in the temple… You would seldom get a spare minute to worry about what is the plan for today. Every day during the festival is scheduled with plenty festive activities....
Paper-cutting, the traditional Chinese folk art of cutting colorful paper into patterns with scissors or a knife, is one of China’s most popular festive activities and was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. It not only symbolizes ...