Embracing the Spring, Celebrating the Year of Snake, an exhibition that opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Wednesday, is not only a warm-up for Spring Festival, which falls on Jan 29, and the start of the Year of the Snake, but also ushers in a mood of spring hope.
Spring Festival's UNESCO recognition maps its position as a planetary jamboree that comes from China but now formally belongs to our shared world, Erik Nilsson reports.
The buzz of clippers, the fragrance of hair products, and the chatter of eager customers: A week before Spring Festival — the biggest traditional Chinese holiday — a hair salon nestled in the heart of Beijing's vibrant Sanlitun neighborhood is a hive of activity.
The 2022 Winter Olympics not only put Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei province on the map of winter tourism but left world-class infrastructure behind that has transformed them into globally recognized tourism hot spots.
China's geographical proximity to Siberia gives its northeastern winters a distinct bite. The long, harsh cold season gives rise to a stunningly raw and unspoiled environment of vast snowy expanses, frozen rivers and forests.
The ethnic diversity, folk celebrations, and vast and varied landscapes set the Inner Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions apart from the rest of China as cold weather getaways.
China Daily reporters leverage local expertise to craft diverse itineraries, showcasing a blend of historical landmarks and natural wonders across highly recommended cities and sites, offering practical guidance for your exploration of the country.
Beijing's Dongcheng district will host the Ditan Park Temple Fair and the Longtan Spring Festival Cultural Temple Fair from Jan 29, Chinese New Year's Day, to Feb 4, according to a news conference on Jan 20.
China's geographical diversity and size make it heir to a range of distinctive winter experiences. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics lit a fire under the winter tourism market, turning it from a niche interest into an important sector. The surging number of winter sports venues, improved infrastructure, and customized routes are fueling winter wanderlust.
Director Chen Sicheng's successful suspense-comedy franchise, the Detective Chinatown series, is making a return with an exciting new installment which will hit the big screen on Jan 29.
Intricate paper-cuts adorn most homes to ring in the New Year. [Photo/VCG]"Amid the crackle of firecrackers, the old year takes flight.
Wintertime in Guizhou is a time and place where people move to the silent "song of ice and fire".
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