According to the State Council Information Office of China, 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations have launched in many countries around the world.
Sponsored by China's Ministry of Culture and organized by the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations will be held in Ethiopia.
A theme exhibition about the ancient Silk Road is being held in Garches in the suburbs of Paris.
On Feb 1, a press conference and a temple fair were held in Minsk, Belarus, kicking off 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations.
On Jan 30, the opening ceremony for the 2018 Chinese New Year festivities was held in Wellington, New Zealand.
Zisha, or purple clay, is an important material with a long history in China. It has been widely applied in making teapots and pots since ancient times. Today, there are even electriczisharice cookers.
Chinese Cultural Minister Luo Shugang said Thursday in Ottawa that the first meeting of the China-Canada Joint Committee on Culture will open new channels for institutionalized, systematic and in-depth cultural exchanges between China and Canada. He also noted it will help build a new platform for the two countries' cultural cooperation and bring new vitality to the cultural ties.
To further enhance the cultural collaboration between UK and China, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May announced Feb 1 the initiation of a new cultural cooperative program during her visit in China.
On Sunday, a gala to celebrate the 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the Konstantin Musical-dramatic Theater in the ancient Bulgarian capital, Veliko Tarnovo. The gala featured a Chinese classical dance drama, Fen Mo, and a photography exhibition on 2018 Happy Chinese New Year.
On Jan 23, a troupe from Hangzhou Opera and Dance Theatre put on an elaborately designed dance drama Meet the Grand Canal at the Greek Global Cultural Center, kicking off the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the country.
The China Culture Center in Paris plans to expand "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations to other provinces outside of Paris to offer more French people a chance to experience Chinese culture. Let's check out the upcoming exciting activities.
Luo Shugang, China’s culture minister, at the invitation of his Spanish counterpart, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, visited Spain with a Chinese cultural delegation from Jan 28-31. This visit is part of the efforts to strengthen the cultural ties between China and Spain.