Linda Lim, Chair of the Asian Events Trust, said the Chinese New Year has turned to be one of Wellington's largest and most anticipated cultural events over the past 20 years, providing an important connection to Chinese culture for everyone in Wellington.
Chinese New Year celebrations were held on Friday both at the city center and the Song Festival Grounds in the Estonian capital.
The sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House were lit up in red on Thursday night to mark the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which is widely celebrated in Australia's Chinese and Asian communities.
The 2021 edition of the Spring Festival Gala, an annual celebration broadcast by China Central Television on Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve, has not only sent festive vibes across the globe, but also conveyed good wishes for the new year, overseas Chinese have said.
Hope, love, encouragement and inspiration are among the biggest takeaways from an uplifting virtual Lunar New Year reception and concert hosted by the Chinese embassy in the United States on Thursday.
Celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year worldwide look different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but are still joyous and exciting, conveying the best wishes of people saying goodbye to the Year of the Rat and hello to the Year of the Ox.
Homestay hosts in China are trying to get on the right side of customers by adding value to services, Yang Feiyue reports.
The ox, the very symbol of toil and determination with its sharp-horned, muscular appearance, has a propensity to be steadfast and trustworthy, often humbly bowing its head, and working in the fields.
As the Year of the Ox approaches, the Shenwu Gate Exhibition Hall of the Palace Museum will host Auspiciousness: Ruyi at the Palace Museum, which will open to the public starting tomorrow. The exhibition will run until May 9.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival has shifted to a virtual format. From Feb 4, a wide array of photo and video exhibitions featuring winter sports and the festive Chinese New Year spirit are available online.
The annual Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live on CCTV at 8 pm on Thursday (Feb 11) to celebrate the Spring Festival, the biggest traditional Chinese holiday. This year is the Year of the Ox, the second in the cycle of 12 Chinese zodiac signs.
TIANJIN－Graduating in 2018 with a master's degree in environmental science, Luo Yincheng did not seek a "decent" job with an internet enterprise or a university. Instead, he chose to work in a poor village in Southwest China's Yunnan province.
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