Overcome Lunar New Year jitters to enjoy celebrations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Overcome Lunar New Year jitters to enjoy celebrations

China Daily  

People enjoyed in a festive atmosphere at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London on Saturday. In particular, for the younger generation, the once eagerly anticipated festival has evolved into a time fraught with pressure, giving rise to a phenomenon known as "New Year phobia". Media reports show the mental stress due to societal expectations, economic pressure of gift-giving, and "Spring Festival phobia" have cast a shadow over the once joyful occasion for youths. As Spring Festival nears, the internal conflict the "New Year phobia" gives rise to is gradually manifested in multiple ways. Additionally, frequent and often superficial social interactions during the festival, particularly with older relatives, are perceived by the youth as mere formalities, further diminishing their sense of value and contributing to the "New Year phobia".

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Chinese Americans laud festival recognition
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chinese Americans laud festival recognition

China Daily  

By RENA LI in Los Angeles | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-12-07 07:11 The Beijing sub city-center provides residents with different choices of recreation, including ice and snow activities, Spring Festival celebrations and dragon dance performances. The news that Spring Festival was officially recognized by UNESCO on Wednesday has generated an outpouring of pride across Chinese American communities in the …

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony

China Daily  

Children perform a dragon dance at a kindergarten in Xianju county, Zhejiang province, on Jan 18 to welcome Spring Festival. On Wednesday, UNESCO inscribed Spring Festival — the social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of their traditional new year — on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Reacting to the UNESCO honor, Foreign Ministry …

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony

China Daily  

Children perform a dragon dance at a kindergarten in Xianju county, Zhejiang province, on Jan 18 to welcome Spring Festival. On Wednesday, UNESCO inscribed Spring Festival — the social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of their traditional new year — on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Reacting to the UNESCO honor, Foreign Ministry …

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony

China Daily  

Children perform a dragon dance at a kindergarten in Xianju county, Zhejiang province, on Jan 18 to welcome Spring Festival. On Wednesday, UNESCO inscribed Spring Festival — the social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of their traditional new year — on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Reacting to the UNESCO honor, Foreign Ministry …

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UNESCO recognizes festival's promotion of harmony

China Daily  

Children perform a dragon dance at a kindergarten in Xianju county, Zhejiang province, on Jan 18 to welcome Spring Festival. On Wednesday, UNESCO inscribed Spring Festival — the social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of their traditional new year — on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Reacting to the UNESCO honor, Foreign Ministry …

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

China Daily  

Xinhua| Updated :2024-12-05 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO highlighted that the Spring Festival, marking the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, involves various social practices, …

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

China Daily  

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO highlighted that the Spring Festival, marking the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, involves various social practices, including prayers for …

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

China Daily  

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO highlighted that the Spring Festival, marking the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, involves various social practices, including prayers for …

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

China Daily  

Xinhua| Updated :2024-12-05 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO highlighted that the Spring Festival, marking the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, involves various social practices, …

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

China Daily  

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO highlighted that the Spring Festival, marking the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year, involves various social practices, including prayers for …

A festival where the moon plays a shining role
3 months, 1 week ago

A festival where the moon plays a shining role

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY It could be arguably assumed that as one ages, their emotional bond with the moon intensifies, bearing that imaginable vision in mind, extra clear in the dead of night, of themselves and their beloved ones, no matter how distant, sharing the same moonlight. When they've seen more of life's vicissitudes and fatalistic loneliness, the moon's solid companionship …

A festival where the moon plays a shining role
3 months, 1 week ago

A festival where the moon plays a shining role

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY It could be arguably assumed that as one ages, their emotional bond with the moon intensifies, bearing that imaginable vision in mind, extra clear in the dead of night, of themselves and their beloved ones, no matter how distant, sharing the same moonlight. When they've seen more of life's vicissitudes and fatalistic loneliness, the moon's solid companionship …

Festival spending a long-tail economic boost
10 months ago

Festival spending a long-tail economic boost

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Baohua mountain national forest park in Jurong city, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 12, 2024. Tourists made 474 million trips at home during the Spring Festival holiday from Feb 10 to 17, up 34.3 percent year-on-year and 19 percent from that of 2019, spending 632.69 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3 percent from 2023, and 7 percent …

Cultural events bring smiles
10 months, 1 week ago

Cultural events bring smiles

China Daily  

By ZHENG WANYIN in London and LI MINGMEI in New York | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-02-17 07:18 A lion dance is staged in London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday. STEPHEN CHUNG/XINHUA On Feb 10, the first day of the Year of the Dragon, resounding drums, gongs and shouts echoed throughout London's Burlington Arcade as dancers performed the traditional Puning Yingge …

Cultural events bring smiles
10 months, 1 week ago

Cultural events bring smiles

China Daily  

By ZHENG WANYIN in London and LI MINGMEI in New York | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-02-17 07:18 A lion dance is staged in London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday. STEPHEN CHUNG/XINHUA On Feb 10, the first day of the Year of the Dragon, resounding drums, gongs and shouts echoed throughout London's Burlington Arcade as dancers performed the traditional Puning Yingge …

Happy New Year! Chinese TikTok star details the greetings you need to know for Lunar New Year
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Happy New Year! Chinese TikTok star details the greetings you need to know for Lunar New Year

Daily Mail  

Chinese New Year 2024 takes place today - and a TikTok star has detailed the greetings you need to know if you're attending any celebrations. Chinese New Year 2024 takes place today - and a TikTok star has detailed the greetings you need to know if you're attending any celebrations In the clip, Marcelo continued: 'Happy New Year in Chinese …

Spring blooms across globe
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Spring blooms across globe

China Daily  

The United Nations Postal Administration officially brings out special stamps on Jan 19 to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. WANG FAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Celebrations of the Lunar New Year are in full swing worldwide as China's traditional Spring Festival holiday draws growing, enthusiastic attention across the globe. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2023, requesting the …

What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?

Associated Press  

On Feb. 10, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in several Asian countries. Some Indigenous …

Cultural creative gifts sent overseas to celebrate Spring Festival
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cultural creative gifts sent overseas to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, stands as the most important traditional festival for the Chinese people, embodying rich cultural connotations and deep historical roots. With the Spring Festival fast approaching, the 2024 China Cultural Creative Products Overseas Promotion Activity, initiated by the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, aims to showcase China's cultural charm …

Shandong's cultural venues release Spring Festival visiting guide
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Shandong's cultural venues release Spring Festival visiting guide

China Daily  

With the arrival of Chinese New Year festivities, Shandong's art venues have made meticulous plans to present a cultural feast for citizens and tourists alike. Recommended Activities: "Colorful Dragon of Blessings" – Ancient Works Exhibition by Gu Yuan "Graceful Everything" – Fine Bird and Animal Paintings Collection Welcoming the Chinese New Year at Shandong Art Museum "Artistic Innovation" – New …

Cultural creative gifts sent overseas to celebrate Spring Festival
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cultural creative gifts sent overseas to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, stands as the most important traditional festival for the Chinese people, embodying rich cultural connotations and deep historical roots. With the Spring Festival fast approaching, the 2024 China Cultural Creative Products Overseas Promotion Activity, initiated by the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, aims to showcase China's cultural charm …

Spring Festival market kicks off in Qingdao
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Spring Festival market kicks off in Qingdao

China Daily  

The Spring Festival market in Dabaodao area, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province kick off too much fanfare thanks to its many intangible cultural heritage displays and traders. The Spring Festival market in Dabaodao area, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province has kicked off too much fanfare thanks to its many intangible cultural heritage displays and traders, ringing in the upcoming Spring …

Overcome Lunar New Year jitters to enjoy celebrations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Overcome Lunar New Year jitters to enjoy celebrations

China Daily  

People enjoyed in a festive atmosphere at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London on Saturday. In particular, for the younger generation, the once eagerly anticipated festival has evolved into a time fraught with pressure, giving rise to a phenomenon known as "New Year phobia". Media reports show the mental stress due to societal expectations, economic pressure of gift-giving, and …

The Chinese millennials shunning Lunar New Year travel
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Chinese millennials shunning Lunar New Year travel

BBC  

The Chinese millennials shunning Lunar New Year travel Getty Images Millennials are disrupting the Lunar New Year tradition of going home, instead forging their own celebrations Following a long-held tradition, many Chinese people travel great distances for the Spring Festival. Alamy Lunar New Year sets off a mass migration across China as people gather with their families for the festivities …

Over 200 activities launched to celebrate upcoming holiday in Shanghai
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 200 activities launched to celebrate upcoming holiday in Shanghai

China Daily  

More than 200 cultural museums and art venues in Shanghai will launch over 70 high-quality exhibitions to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. Shanghai has launched over 200 cultural and tourism activities celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival, aiming to create a Chinese New Year atmosphere with metropolitan characteristics, according to a press conference held by the municipal government on Thursday. More …

Bookings for cultural, culinary travels surge ahead of Spring Festival
11 months ago

Bookings for cultural, culinary travels surge ahead of Spring Festival

China Daily  

A photo taken on January 22, 2024 shows festive decorations set against the backdrop of the Bell Tower in Beijing, China. As the countdown to the Spring Festival continues, China is experiencing a surge in advance bookings for travel and culinary adventures. Data from Meituan and Dianping, two popular Chinese review and rating platforms, shows that advance bookings for travel-related …

Bookings for cultural, culinary travels surge ahead of Spring Festival
11 months ago

Bookings for cultural, culinary travels surge ahead of Spring Festival

China Daily  

A photo taken on January 22, 2024 shows festive decorations set against the backdrop of the Bell Tower in Beijing, China. As the countdown to the Spring Festival continues, China is experiencing a surge in advance bookings for travel and culinary adventures. Data from Meituan and Dianping, two popular Chinese review and rating platforms, shows that advance bookings for travel-related …

Museum finds creative ways to engage kids
1 year, 10 months ago

Museum finds creative ways to engage kids

China Daily  

To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, the Shaanxi History Museum offered various activities for visitors during the recent Spring Festival holiday, including a public education program for children, where they could look for hidden rabbits and paint clay rabbits. The museum also rolled out a cross-year original exhibition, with the theme of "collision and aggregation between early civilizations in …

Folk culture illuminates Lantern Festival
1 year, 10 months ago

Folk culture illuminates Lantern Festival

China Daily  

Costumed stilt walkers entertain onlookers last week in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region as part of celebrations marking Lantern Festival. This year, Lantern Festival falls on Sunday, marking the official end of the Spring Festival celebrations in China. Observed on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when a full moon appears in the sky, …

Folk culture illuminates Lantern Festival
1 year, 10 months ago

Folk culture illuminates Lantern Festival

China Daily  

Costumed stilt walkers entertain onlookers last week in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region as part of celebrations marking Lantern Festival. This year, Lantern Festival falls on Sunday, marking the official end of the Spring Festival celebrations in China. Observed on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when a full moon appears in the sky, …

Folk culture illuminates Lantern Festival
1 year, 10 months ago

Folk culture illuminates Lantern Festival

China Daily  

Costumed stilt walkers entertain onlookers last week in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region as part of celebrations marking Lantern Festival. This year, Lantern Festival falls on Sunday, marking the official end of the Spring Festival celebrations in China. Observed on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when a full moon appears in the sky, …

Showcase of Spring Festival traditions
1 year, 10 months ago

Showcase of Spring Festival traditions

China Daily  

An exhibition at the Shanghai History Museum gives a glimpse of traditional ways to celebrate Spring Festival. "A lot of the social customs and practices have disappeared, but Spring Festival has always been an occasion of great importance for Chinese families," says Qiu Zhengping, deputy director of the Shanghai History Museum. "In the time of material scarcity, people would slaughter …

Sporting welcome as resorts give customers a healthy option
1 year, 10 months ago

Sporting welcome as resorts give customers a healthy option

China Daily  

After eating dumplings on the first day of the Year of the Rabbit, Tong Shijin packed his ski equipment, started his car and headed to a place that was quite familiar to him. In East China's Zhejiang province, sports venues in Hangzhou, the host city of the 19th Asian Games set to take place between Sept 23 and Oct 8 …

China's cultural, tourist market rebounds during Spring Festival holiday
1 year, 10 months ago

China's cultural, tourist market rebounds during Spring Festival holiday

China Daily  

If there is one phrase to describe the past Spring Festival holiday, it is "Ren Shan Ren Hai," a Chinese idiom meaning there are many people out there. The first Spring Festival holiday since China optimized its COVID-19 response policies saw the hustle and bustle return to tourist attractions and cultural venues, a strong signal that the country's economy will …

China's cultural, tourist market rebounds during Spring Festival holiday
1 year, 10 months ago

China's cultural, tourist market rebounds during Spring Festival holiday

China Daily  

If there is one phrase to describe the past Spring Festival holiday, it is "Ren Shan Ren Hai," a Chinese idiom meaning there are many people out there. The first Spring Festival holiday since China optimized its COVID-19 response policies saw the hustle and bustle return to tourist attractions and cultural venues, a strong signal that the country's economy will …

Xi sends Spring Festival greetings
1 year, 11 months ago

Xi sends Spring Festival greetings

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets people from all walks of life across the country on Wednesday while meeting with them via video link from Beijing. XIE HUANCHI/LI TAO/XINHUA President holds video meetings with ordinary people across the nation President Xi Jinping …

International students experience traditional New Year culture
1 year, 11 months ago

International students experience traditional New Year culture

China Daily  

International students write auspicious Chinese characters at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology. The Wuhan University of Science and Technology has held various traditional Chinese culture activities for its international students to experience the upcoming Spring Festival. Silupumbwe Seth, a student from Zambia, said he knows whenever the Lunar New Year comes around, Chinese people get together to put …

12 global destinations for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
2 years, 3 months ago

12 global destinations for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

China Daily  

Editor's Note: "As the bright moon shines over the sea; from far away you share this moment with me." Just as poet Zhang Jiuling wrote 1,300 years ago, the glorious full moon evokes strong ethos among Chinese people. From ancient times to the present day, Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional holiday on the 15th day of the eighth month of the …

12 global destinations for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
2 years, 3 months ago

12 global destinations for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

China Daily  

Editor's Note: "As the bright moon shines over the sea; from far away you share this moment with me." Just as poet Zhang Jiuling wrote 1,300 years ago, the glorious full moon evokes strong ethos among Chinese people. From ancient times to the present day, Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional holiday on the 15th day of the eighth month of the …

12 global destinations for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
2 years, 3 months ago

12 global destinations for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

China Daily  

Editor's Note: "As the bright moon shines over the sea; from far away you share this moment with me." Just as poet Zhang Jiuling wrote 1,300 years ago, the glorious full moon evokes strong ethos among Chinese people. From ancient times to the present day, Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional holiday on the 15th day of the eighth month of the …

Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness
2 years, 10 months ago

Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness

China Daily  

Equal to Christmas in Western countries in terms of significance, the Spring Festival is the most crucial time of the year for family reunions in China. The 2022 Spring Festival - the year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar - falls on February 1, just three days before the Olympic Winter Games officially opens in Beijing. Lou Xiaoqi, …

Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness
2 years, 10 months ago

Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness

China Daily  

Equal to Christmas in Western countries in terms of significance, the Spring Festival is the most crucial time of the year for family reunions in China. The 2022 Spring Festival - the year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar - falls on February 1, just three days before the Olympic Winter Games officially opens in Beijing. Lou Xiaoqi, …

Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness
2 years, 10 months ago

Coinciding with Spring Festival, Beijing 2022 celebrates togetherness

China Daily  

Equal to Christmas in Western countries in terms of significance, the Spring Festival is the most crucial time of the year for family reunions in China. The 2022 Spring Festival - the year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar - falls on February 1, just three days before the Olympic Winter Games officially opens in Beijing. Lou Xiaoqi, …

Celebrate Spring Festival with Jining's online event
2 years, 11 months ago

Celebrate Spring Festival with Jining's online event

China Daily  

A poster for the cloud celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival in Jining A cloud celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival in Jining is projected to be launched on major domestic and foreign media platforms on Jan 25. The event is The event consists of three parts – Spring Festival celebrations, Liuyi experience and an online tour of Jining. It …

Spotlight on culture at Qingdao Lantern Festival celebration
3 years, 9 months ago

Spotlight on culture at Qingdao Lantern Festival celebration

China Daily  

A series of performances and intangible cultural heritage experiences were recently staged in the city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong province to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb 26 this year. Singing and dancing, local residents celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in the coastal city of Qingdao. A folk artist recounts the story about traditional New …

Heartbreak and anger as China discourages travel for Lunar New Year
3 years, 10 months ago

Heartbreak and anger as China discourages travel for Lunar New Year

CNN  

CNN — Normally at this time of year, hundreds of millions of Chinese people would be packing highways, trains and planes on homebound trips to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their family. The Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival in China, is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar – the equivalent of Thanksgiving, Christmas and …

Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve
3 years, 10 months ago

Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve

China Daily  

The first day of the first lunar month is Spring Festival, the beginning of a new year for China. People often worship the kitchen god, clean their houses, do their shopping and put up Spring Festival couplets until New Year's Eve on the lunar calendar. In addition to staying up late on New Year's Eve, having an elaborate dinner is …

Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve
3 years, 10 months ago

Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve

China Daily  

The first day of the first lunar month is Spring Festival, the beginning of a new year for China. People often worship the kitchen god, clean their houses, do their shopping and put up Spring Festival couplets until New Year's Eve on the lunar calendar. In addition to staying up late on New Year's Eve, having an elaborate dinner is …

Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve
3 years, 10 months ago

Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve

China Daily  

The first day of the first lunar month is Spring Festival, the beginning of a new year for China. People often worship the kitchen god, clean their houses, do their shopping and put up Spring Festival couplets until New Year's Eve on the lunar calendar. In addition to staying up late on New Year's Eve, having an elaborate dinner is …

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