LONDON — Hot and spicy food from China has been warming up Londoners on another overcast winter day, as "Exploring Yummy Chongqing in London", part of the 2023 UK "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, officially kicked off on Thursday.
This year, Lantern Festival falls on Sunday, marking the official end of the Spring Festival celebrations in China.
ADELAIDE, Australia — The "China Today" arts week was launched in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, on Jan 28 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia.
The London Eye glittered in gold and red. A giant rabbit was installed at Trafalgar Square. Dancers put on dragon and lion costumes, waiting for the drumbeat.
Jiang Laoben remembers fondly celebrating traditional ethnic Miao festivals as a girl in her home village. Of all the festivals, she enjoyed the Guzang Festival the most.
Shenzhen in Guangdong province is one of the most booming cities in the country not only in the sense of economic development but also as a synonym for vigor, openness and harmonious co-existence between men and nature which is why it keeps attracting youngsters from across the country to work and settle down.
The annual Lantern Festival Gala will be broadcasted at 8pm on Sunday by China Central Television, a news conference in Beijing announced on Friday.
Join us to watch "Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems", a concert jointly performed by iSING! Suzhou and the Philadelphia Orchestra to welcome this year’s Lantern Festival on the official Facebook and YouTube pages of China Culture at 10:00am, Feb 5.
Tom and Sarah, two university teachers with the China Three Gorges University, visited the Xiling Temple Fair in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, to experience the lively atmosphere of Chinese New Year.
To welcome the Lantern Festival, Henan Satellite TV will broadcast the show Splendor of Ancient China: 2023 Adventures on Lantern Festival at 7:30 pm, Feb 4 (GMT+8), continuing its Chinese festival series program.
A gala marking Spring Festival was held at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on Feb 2 featuring a variety of performances, including traditional Chinese musical instruments, dance and Peking Opera.
A molten iron fireworks show in Taijiang county, Guizhou province — part of the annual Lantern Festival — has been performed by Miao ethnic people as a prayer for good weather, a good harvest and auspicious happiness.