A new exhibition celebrating the Year of the Pig opened to the public at the Capital Museum in Beijing on Tuesday. The first day of Lunar New Year falls on Feb 5 this year.
The Emoji Design Contest for Chinese Cultural Symbols, organized by China Daily, announced its winners Jan 3.
Usually, for common families, there is a list of traditions to follow during the Spring Festival, such as wearing new clothes, eating dumplings, hanging spring couplets and visiting relatives.
The Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-771 BC) bronze vessel Hu Ying, or Tiger Vessel, was believed to have been looted when foreign forces raided and burned down Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, in Beijing in 1860.
The Egyptian and Chinese people shared joyful festivity held by China's consulate in the northern province of Alexandria on Jan 25 to mark the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival.
An enthusiastic crowd of Greeks of all ages joined on Jan 29 Chinese living in Athens in a celebratory event to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, emphasized on Sunday the importance of art and cultural exchanges with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
New Zealand children participated in a family day activity, Coloring Chinese Dragons and Terracotta Warriors, during the museum's exhibition.
A new section of Treasure Gallery of the Palace Museum in Beijing will be open to the public before Spring Festival.
From traditional porcelain wares and purple clay teapots to woodprints and bronze figurines created by young Chinese artists, the Poly Art Center's annual art fair served up a festive feast to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Pig in downtown Beijing.
As a Sinologist, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov takes a special liking to Chinese traditional philosophy, history and theater. Not only has his interest in Peking Opera grown over the years, his love for Chinese cinema has also increased.
Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 11 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
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