The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 3 and ends on Feb 17.
NEW YORK-A number of cultural and entertainment activities will be held in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in February as part of Chinese New Year celebrations, according to the Chinese consulate general in New York.
As the Spring Festival in 2021 approaches, the Chinese Tourism Office in Rome and the Italian magazine China in Italy have jointly published a Chinese-Italian bilingual picture book The Origin of Spring Festival, as a unique gift for Italian young people.
Under the guidance of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh-China Friendship Center, Bangladesh Kite, Dragon and Lion Dance Association, Bangladesh National Wushu Society and other organizations are actively preparing for the 2021 "Happy Spring Festival" activities.
Shan Jixiang worked as director of the Palace Museum in Beijing for over seven years before his retirement in 2019. Before that post, he had served as director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, on par with a vice-minister.
On Jan 27, the news conference announcing the opening of the "2021 Happy Chinese New Year – Jiangsu Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition" was held at the China Cultural Centre in Sydney.
The China Cultural Center in Nigeria held on Jan 22 an online "Chinese Tea Culture" salon, which drew the participation of more than 20 students.
Revolutionary leader He Xiangning was well-known for standing up for women's rights in China, but less well-known for her progressive paintings.
Tusiime Dumba, 33, dropped out of school in secondary school level two after he failed to raise tuition fees. He turned to the streets in the now Masaka City, in central Uganda, where he did all sorts of odd jobs in order to survive.
The opening ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Global Culture Tour was held at the Exhibition Center for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on Thursday.
On Jan 13, the first day of the 12th lunar month, the number of searches for "Lunar New Year's Eve dinner" on the online food ordering platform Eleme quadrupled compared with the same day last year.