On Jan 18, the "Nile Dragon Boat Festival" Spring Festival themed event was held at the Giza Yacht Club in Cairo.
In Chinese culture, the snake seems to have an intricate relationship with the dragon, a symbolic emblem of the nation. Sometimes they could not be differentiated from each other, in other times snakes were widely believed to be a major prototype of dragons.
Spring Festival's UNESCO recognition maps its position as a planetary jamboree that comes from China but now formally belongs to our shared world, Erik Nilsson reports.
A special movie week featuring films about Northwest China's Qinghai province kicked off in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Jan 21.
Intricate paper-cuts adorn most homes to ring in the New Year. [Photo/VCG]"Amid the crackle of firecrackers, the old year takes flight.
A Chinese traditional music concert enchanted an audience of nearly 800 at the Romanian Athenaeum early this week, with melodies portraying the vibrant spirit of spring -- high mountains, flowing waters, singing orioles and dancing swallows.
On Jan 18 and 19, the Happy Chinese New Year temple fair，"Echoes of Hubei, Encounter Laos" event was open to the public at the China Cultural Center in Laos.
Yanqiao village in Foshan, Guangdong province, is a serene village with a distinctive local style. Children fish by the lotus pond and adults enjoy chatting in front of centuries-old houses first built in the Ming Dynasty (1644-1911).
The recent Spring Festival celebration held at the United Nations headquarters is both entertaining and thought-provoking with highlights such as a captivating performance of Beijing Opera in showcasing cultural exchange.
Spring Festival Gala 2025 was held in Paris on Jan 20, featuring a series of performances.
The Happy Chinese New Year temple fair, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Chinese Embassy in Laos, and co-organized by the China Cultural Center in Laos and the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, was launched on Jan 17.
On Jan 8, the Spring Festival Celebration for the Year of the Snake commenced with a launch ceremony held at the Irish National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Ireland.
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