Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival through various ways during their holiday.
After a four-year hiatus since 2020, a Lunar New Year fireworks display once again lit up the night sky of Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong Sunday.
People across China have family reunion dinners on Chinese Lunar New Year's eve.
The Tibetan New Year coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year.
Phil Cleaver, a British graphic designer, won a prize in the 2024 Global Zodiac Design Competition organized by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchange Center for his work well incorporating ancient representations of the Chinese dragon.
During Spring Festival celebrations, the London Eye was illuminated in red and gold, traditional colors for Chinese New Year, accompanied by artistic performances including dragon dances
People across China celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
From the BBQ craze in the old industrial city of Zibo in Shandong to the village soccer league frenzy in the obscure county Rongjiang in Guizhou to the ice and snow mania turning Harbin in Heilongjiang into the hottest winter destination — 2023 witnessed an explosive revival of China’s cultural tourism industry, spawning a host of phenomena online and offline.
Dragons are not only mythical but also mystical in Chinese culture. They convey strength, wisdom and good fortune. In ancient times, the dragon was regarded as a divine being capable of controlling the weather and bringing rain.
The Chinese call themselves "the descendants of the dragon" for a reason. Emperor Yandi, a legendary tribal leader in predynastic China, was said to have been born out of his mother's telepathic interaction with a mighty dragon.
Li Cheung, 52, the head chef at Xin Ming Yuen restaurant in Beijing, cannot forget how his family used to mark Chinese New Year's Eve. For his mother, this used to be the busiest day of the year, and largely spent in the kitchen. Preparations started much earlier; she would start planning for the lavish spread on the 26th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar.
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