During Spring Festival, which ends with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month — falling on Sunday this year — more people from around the country flock to Zigong to view its world-famous lanterns.
People across China light up for 2023 Lantern Festival
The annual Chinatown Spring Festival Parade in Vancouver, which hosts Canada’s largest Chinese community, returned on Jan 22 after being cancelled two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 200,000 people of different ethnic groups, including Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, took part in enjoying the festive vibes.
For one overseas student who has been in China for over a decade, learning the moves and culture associated with Chinese martial arts has been his most valuable experience.
With the arrival of the annual Spring Festival holiday and the relaxation of many of the COVID-19 control measures within China, I made the decision to remain in Beijing in a bid to avoid the inevitable rush of tourists and migrant workers returning home for the vacation.
Though contemporary artists in China have been confronted with lots of challenges and difficulties caused by the pandemic over the past few years, they have still kept active and productive. A show based on 2,891 art exhibitions held in 2021 offers a comprehensive overview of the recent development and condition of contemporary art in China.
Shen Beixin, 91, who has worked with oil painting for decades, is hailed as a preeminent landscape artist of 20th-century China. His work is marked by a vibrant palette that accumulates rich layers on canvas and delivers a refreshing feeling.
Over the last two decades, one village has transformed from a forest farm into China's "Snow Town".
Nowadays in China, the Spring Festival holiday is not only about reuniting with family members and visiting scenic spots, but also basking in the joy of sports.
The ancient Silk Road led to cultural exchanges between China and Iran, leaving visible marks on today's Iranian cultural tradition, one of which being the 12-animal zodiac, an Iranian historian said about the recent Chinese Lunar New Year, or Year of the Rabbit.
The talent show "Campus" invited 20 dance clubs from higher education institutions to go through rounds of competitions.
Tourists play with rabbit-shaped lanterns at Hongcun village in Yixian county, East China’s Anhui province, Jan 30, 2023
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