The Year of the Monkey has come to us. Why do so many Chinese want to have babies in this year? Can monkeys do kung fu? Here are six facts about the monkey in the Chinese culture.
Photo taken on Feb 6, 2016 from Weehawken of New Jersey, the United States, shows the fireworks over Manhattan of New York celebrating the Chinese lunar New Year.
During the seven days' Spring Festival holiday, except for visiting friends and relatives, you can also go to temple fairs or museums to experience the "New Year atmosphere".
British Prime Minister David Cameron sent his wishes on Feb 5 to people celebrating the forthcoming Chinese New Year, while Chinese people and local organizations in Britain are preparing to welcome the Year of the Monkey.
With the Chinese Spring Festival holiday season of 2016 approaching, residents in Houston of the U.S. state of Texas, with or without Asian origin, have stepped up their expectations for the annual celebrations starting next Monday.
With many Cambodians having Chinese ancestry, although it is not an official holiday in this Southeast Asian nation, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it's sometimes known, is widely celebrated here.
A Chinese cultural troupe from Hunan province has performed in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival.
The Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China. For Chinese living in the United States, the celebration represents a time for families and friends to come together and renew ancient traditions that include gifts, food and music.
Led up by mainland stars Yan Yikuan, Li Yixiao and Gan Tingting, the TV series New Treasure Raiders will air on Feb 9, the second day of Chinese Lunar New Year, on two major satellite channels in Beijing and Guangdong province.
Mr. Nian, which will open to the mainland theaters on Feb 8, narrates the title role's adventure in the human world. Set as a celestial being, Nian unites his heaven fellows to fight against a fish villain, which tries to destroy the Spring Festival.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met with new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), calling for more cooperation in culture.
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