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Culture Insider: Traditional Spring Festival customs

2016-02-03 08:12

Spring Festival, which falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, is the most important festival in China and a time for family reunion, like Christmas in the West.

Artists mark Chinese New Year in Zimbabwe

2016-02-02 14:02

A performance named "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" was staged in Harare in Zimbabwe on Jan 29-30. About 1,000 officials and representatives from China and Zimbabwe attended the performance.

Pictures of door gods decorate homes after Little New Year

2016-02-02 11:23

Pictures of door gods are traditional Chinese decorations placed on doors, which are believed to keep evil spirits from entering.

'Happy Chinese New Year' celebrated in Congo

2016-02-02 09:47

A '2016 Happy Chinese New Year' gala was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Jan 23. About 700 representatives, officials and entrepreneurs from the Chinese Embassy in Congo and other institutions were present.

Chinese New Year celebrated in Argentina

2016-02-02 08:26

A series of activities were held in in Buenos Aires to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year.

Culture Insider: Little New Year

2016-02-01 10:21

Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 1 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.

Monkey on stamps

2016-01-29 17:04

Amid the brisk, festive air of Chinese New Year, monkey-themed stamps are being issued by postal services all over the world to welcome the Year of the Monkey.

Auckland enjoys 'Happy Chinese New Year'

2016-01-29 15:10

A combined kickoff for the '2016 Happy Chinese New Year' celebration and the '2016 Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day' was held in Auckland on Jan 23.

Toronto hosts 'Happy Chinese New Year' concert

2016-01-29 13:53

A "Happy Chinese New Year" concert was held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on Jan 24. The Chinese Artists Society of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children organized the concert.

'Happy Chinese New Year' campaign comes to Belgium

2016-01-28 16:12

A promotion combining the dance drama The Silk Road on the Sea and a seminar on Chinese and European culture was held at the European Institute of Asian Studies in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan 25.

Ancient nobles' tomb excavated in Luoyang city

2016-01-28 16:09

Staff excavate the Luhun Rong tomb in Yichuan county, Luoyang city, Henan province, Jan 23, 2016.[

'2016 Happy Chinese New Year' lights up in Senegal

2016-01-28 10:24

Artists from Liaoning province staged a performance at the Grand National Theater in Dakar, Senegal, Jan 25. Around 1,000 people packed the theatre for the "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" performance hosted by the Ministry of Culture of China and other Chinese authorities.

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