Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London

China Daily  

A lion dancer shakes the lion's head, bringing the festive spirit to life with each powerful move during the Spring Festival event at London's Camden Market on Feb 1. People turned out in large numbers for a Spring Festival event in London, England's Camden Market on Saturday as part of celebrations for the Year of the Snake. Hands-on workshops featuring such things as Chinese calligraphy and Mahjong also attracted people and offered many a chance to experience traditional Chinese crafts for the first time. Li Liyan, minister counselor for cultural affairs at China's embassy in the UK, said this year's Spring Festival marks the first since its inclusion in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Festival celebration helps students understand Chinese culture
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Festival celebration helps students understand Chinese culture

China Daily  

Students enjoy a lion dance performance during a Chinese New Year celebration at Kensington Wade school in London on Jan 31. Lion dances, red lanterns, and Chinese calligraphy have brought joy to students in the United Kingdom in schools that celebrated the Chinese New Year. Kensington Wade, a nursery and preparatory school in London, put on its biggest celebration yet …

Festival celebration helps students understand Chinese culture
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Festival celebration helps students understand Chinese culture

China Daily  

Students enjoy a lion dance performance during a Chinese New Year celebration at Kensington Wade school in London on Jan 31. Lion dances, red lanterns, and Chinese calligraphy have brought joy to students in the United Kingdom in schools that celebrated the Chinese New Year. Kensington Wade, a nursery and preparatory school in London, put on its biggest celebration yet …

Festival celebration helps students understand Chinese culture
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Festival celebration helps students understand Chinese culture

China Daily  

Students enjoy a lion dance performance during a Chinese New Year celebration at Kensington Wade school in London on Jan 31. Lion dances, red lanterns, and Chinese calligraphy have brought joy to students in the United Kingdom in schools that celebrated the Chinese New Year. Kensington Wade, a nursery and preparatory school in London, put on its biggest celebration yet …

Londoners get into the spirit of Chinese New Year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Londoners get into the spirit of Chinese New Year

China Daily  

Hundreds of thousands of Londoners joined Spring Festival celebrations on Feb 2, the fifth day of Chinese New Year, at city landmarks including Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, and Leicester Square, proving the joy of Chinese New Year extends more than 8,000 kilometers, all the way to the United Kingdom. A man presents his writing of the traditional Chinese character "jin", meaning …

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London

China Daily  

A lion dancer shakes the lion's head, bringing the festive spirit to life with each powerful move during the Spring Festival event at London's Camden Market on Feb 1. People turned out in large numbers for a Spring Festival event in London, England's Camden Market on Saturday as part of celebrations for the Year of the Snake. Hands-on workshops featuring …

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London

China Daily  

A lion dancer shakes the lion's head, bringing the festive spirit to life with each powerful move during the Spring Festival event at London's Camden Market on Feb 1. People turned out in large numbers for a Spring Festival event in London, England's Camden Market on Saturday as part of celebrations for the Year of the Snake. Hands-on workshops featuring …

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crowds turn out in large numbers for Spring Festival fun in London

China Daily  

A lion dancer shakes the lion's head, bringing the festive spirit to life with each powerful move during the Spring Festival event at London's Camden Market on Feb 1. People turned out in large numbers for a Spring Festival event in London, England's Camden Market on Saturday as part of celebrations for the Year of the Snake. Hands-on workshops featuring …

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol

China Daily  

Tourists enjoy a handmade lantern show in Longxi county of Dingxi city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Jan 22, 2025. BEIJING -- As Spring Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, from pythons coiling around gold ingots to serpents with chubby faces and fluffy bodies. This year's Spring Festival …

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol

China Daily  

Tourists enjoy a handmade lantern show in Longxi county of Dingxi city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Jan 22, 2025. BEIJING -- As Spring Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, from pythons coiling around gold ingots to serpents with chubby faces and fluffy bodies. This year's Spring Festival …

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol

China Daily  

Tourists enjoy a handmade lantern show in Longxi county of Dingxi city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Jan 22, 2025. BEIJING -- As Spring Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, from pythons coiling around gold ingots to serpents with chubby faces and fluffy bodies. This year's Spring Festival …

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slithering into celebration: Chinese people embrace snakes as new zodiac symbol

China Daily  

Tourists enjoy a handmade lantern show in Longxi county of Dingxi city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Jan 22, 2025. BEIJING -- As Spring Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, from pythons coiling around gold ingots to serpents with chubby faces and fluffy bodies. This year's Spring Festival …

Shanghai Disney Resort celebrates Spring Festival with charity, traditional activities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shanghai Disney Resort celebrates Spring Festival with charity, traditional activities

China Daily  

Projections featuring Gary the snake and the Chinese character for snake will appear during the seasonally limited nighttime show. Shanghai Disney Resort is hosting a series of traditional Chinese festivities to celebrate Spring Festival and usher in the Year of the Snake. The traditional Chinese lion eye-dotting ceremony held on Wednesday morning saw Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in newly …

Shanghai Disney Resort celebrates Spring Festival with charity, traditional activities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shanghai Disney Resort celebrates Spring Festival with charity, traditional activities

China Daily  

Projections featuring Gary the snake and the Chinese character for snake will appear during the seasonally limited nighttime show. Shanghai Disney Resort is hosting a series of traditional Chinese festivities to celebrate Spring Festival and usher in the Year of the Snake. The traditional Chinese lion eye-dotting ceremony held on Wednesday morning saw Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in newly …

Henan TV Spring Festival gala celebrates Year of the Snake with cultural spectacle
2 months ago

Henan TV Spring Festival gala celebrates Year of the Snake with cultural spectacle

China Daily  

Popular influencer Li Ziqi is featured at the 2025 Henan TV Spring Festival gala. To embrace the Year of the Snake, Henan TV will stage the Spring Festival gala Snakes Return, Fortunes Turn tonight, offering audiences a dazzling celebration of Chinese culture and the Spring Festival. The gala highlights "family culture" and showcases intangible cultural heritage through captivating performances. Yang …

Henan TV Spring Festival gala celebrates Year of the Snake with cultural spectacle
2 months ago

Henan TV Spring Festival gala celebrates Year of the Snake with cultural spectacle

China Daily  

Popular influencer Li Ziqi is featured at the 2025 Henan TV Spring Festival gala. To embrace the Year of the Snake, Henan TV will stage the Spring Festival gala Snakes Return, Fortunes Turn tonight, offering audiences a dazzling celebration of Chinese culture and the Spring Festival. The gala highlights "family culture" and showcases intangible cultural heritage through captivating performances. Yang …

UN headquarters hosts Spring Festival gala
2 months ago

UN headquarters hosts Spring Festival gala

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-21 15:48 A grand Spring Festival celebration titled "Dancing Snake, Auspicious Beginnings" was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Jan 17, marking the first Spring Festival celebration at the UN since the festival's inscription on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In his speech, China's Permanent Representative to the …

UN headquarters hosts Spring Festival gala
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2 months ago

UN headquarters hosts Spring Festival gala

China Daily  

A grand Spring Festival celebration titled "Dancing Snake, Auspicious Beginnings" was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Jan 17, marking the first Spring Festival celebration at the UN since the festival's inscription on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In his speech, China's Permanent Representative to the UN ambassador Fu Cong highlighted …

UN Spring Festival celebration highlights unity in cultural exchange
2 months ago

UN Spring Festival celebration highlights unity in cultural exchange

China Daily  

Artists perform during a Chinese New Year gala at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Jan 17, 2025. "Spring Festival is not only China's most important traditional holiday but also a bridge that connects Chinese culture with the world," Fu said while noting the festival's December inclusion by UNESCO onto its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of …

UN headquarters hosts Spring Festival gala
2 months ago

UN headquarters hosts Spring Festival gala

China Daily  

A grand Spring Festival celebration titled "Dancing Snake, Auspicious Beginnings" was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Jan 17, marking the first Spring Festival celebration at the UN since the festival's inscription on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In his speech, China's Permanent Representative to the UN ambassador Fu Cong highlighted …

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival
2 months ago

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

A teacher from the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia teaches students to make Chinese knots during the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan 19, 2025. The Chinese Embassy in Zambia on Sunday held the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair with a display of Chinese culture in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival, …

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival
2 months ago

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

A teacher from the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia teaches students to make Chinese knots during the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan 19, 2025. The Chinese Embassy in Zambia on Sunday held the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair with a display of Chinese culture in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival, …

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival
2 months ago

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

A Kung Fu performance is staged during the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan 19, 2025. He said 2025 is the year of the snake, which symbolizes power, wealth, and longevity in traditional Chinese culture, which will also be key in the bilateral relations between China and Zambia. "The Spring Festival is a universally recognized …

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival
2 months ago

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

A teacher from the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia teaches students to make Chinese knots during the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan 19, 2025. The Chinese Embassy in Zambia on Sunday held the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair with a display of Chinese culture in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival, …

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival
2 months ago

Ceremony held in Zambia to celebrate Spring Festival

China Daily  

A teacher from the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia teaches students to make Chinese knots during the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair in Lusaka, Zambia, on Jan 19, 2025. The Chinese Embassy in Zambia on Sunday held the 2025 Zambia-Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair with a display of Chinese culture in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival, …

UN Spring Festival celebration highlights unity in cultural exchange
2 months ago

UN Spring Festival celebration highlights unity in cultural exchange

China Daily  

Artists perform during a Chinese New Year gala at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Jan 17, 2025. "Spring Festival is not only China's most important traditional holiday but also a bridge that connects Chinese culture with the world," Fu said while noting the festival's December inclusion by UNESCO onto its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of …

Chinese New Year celebrations launched in Nepal
2 months ago

Chinese New Year celebrations launched in Nepal

China Daily  

Artists perform lion dance at the launch ceremony of a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan 18, 2025. "Celebrating Chinese New Year in Nepal is a reflection of the deep relationship between the two countries," said Dipak Khadka, Nepal's minister for energy, water resources …

Chinese New Year celebrations launched in Nepal
2 months ago

Chinese New Year celebrations launched in Nepal

China Daily  

Artists perform lion dance at the launch ceremony of a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan 18, 2025. KATHMANDU, Jan 19 -- Artists from China and Nepal on Saturday performed traditional lion and dragon dances in the Kathmandu Valley to kick off a series …

Chinese New Year celebrations launched in Nepal
2 months ago

Chinese New Year celebrations launched in Nepal

China Daily  

Artists perform lion dance at the launch ceremony of a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan 18, 2025. KATHMANDU, Jan 19 -- Artists from China and Nepal on Saturday performed traditional lion and dragon dances in the Kathmandu Valley to kick off a series …

Shanghai Disney Resort ushers in the Year of the Snake with festive celebrations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai Disney Resort ushers in the Year of the Snake with festive celebrations

China Daily  

Shanghai Disney Resort is inviting guests to join in the festive celebrations with an array of offerings, decor, and new experiences as the Chinese New Year approaches. Shanghai Disney Resort is inviting guests to join in the festive celebrations with an array of offerings, decor, and new experiences inspired by the Year of the Snake as the Chinese New Year …

Shanghai Disney Resort ushers in the Year of the Snake with festive celebrations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai Disney Resort ushers in the Year of the Snake with festive celebrations

China Daily  

Shanghai Disney Resort is inviting guests to join in the festive celebrations with an array of offerings, decor, and new experiences as the Chinese New Year approaches. Shanghai Disney Resort is inviting guests to join in the festive celebrations with an array of offerings, decor, and new experiences inspired by the Year of the Snake as the Chinese New Year …

Embassy brings Chinese New Year joy to UK
6 years, 2 months ago

Embassy brings Chinese New Year joy to UK

China Daily  

On the rooftop of the National Museum of Scotland, a mythical unicorn lantern lite up the early morning sky alongside a Chinese dragon to mark the launch of the Chinese New Year Edinburgh festival. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which is the first day of a year on lunar calendar and falls on Feb 5 this …

Embassy brings Chinese New Year joy to UK
6 years, 2 months ago

Embassy brings Chinese New Year joy to UK

China Daily  

On the rooftop of the National Museum of Scotland, a mythical unicorn lantern lite up the early morning sky alongside a Chinese dragon to mark the launch of the Chinese New Year Edinburgh festival. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which is the first day of a year on lunar calendar and falls on Feb 5 this …

London marks Chinese New Year with biggest party outside Asia[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 1 month ago

London marks Chinese New Year with biggest party outside Asia[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Children join a parade to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in central London, Feb 14, 2016. Londoners enjoyed a massive Chinese New Year party on Sunday, as the city center filled with music, acrobatics, martial arts and Chinese traditional craft stalls. Chinese lion dancers perform during an event to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in central London, Feb 14, 2016. …

London marks Chinese New Year with biggest party outside Asia[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 1 month ago

London marks Chinese New Year with biggest party outside Asia[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Children join a parade to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in central London, Feb 14, 2016. Londoners enjoyed a massive Chinese New Year party on Sunday, as the city center filled with music, acrobatics, martial arts and Chinese traditional craft stalls. Chinese lion dancers perform during an event to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in central London, Feb 14, 2016. …

London set for huge Chinese New Year celebrations(视频)
12 years, 1 month ago

London set for huge Chinese New Year celebrations(视频)

China Daily  

Get Flash Player Get Flash Player Download LONDON — The Chinese community in Britain - the longest established in Europe - is building up towards big celebrations in the coming days for the Chinese New Year. Sunday, February 10 marks the Chinese New Year, and in the heart of London’s Chinatown, the lion dancers are perfecting their moves as drummers …

London set for huge Chinese New Year celebrations(视频)
12 years, 1 month ago

London set for huge Chinese New Year celebrations(视频)

China Daily  

Get Flash Player Get Flash Player Download LONDON — The Chinese community in Britain - the longest established in Europe - is building up towards big celebrations in the coming days for the Chinese New Year. Sunday, February 10 marks the Chinese New Year, and in the heart of London’s Chinatown, the lion dancers are perfecting their moves as drummers …

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ENTER THE DRAGON

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