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, a cultural scholar and founder of Civilization Magazine, said that the Olympic Games and Spring Festival share cultural connotations in common, as they both celebrate togetherness and harmony. Time-honored values 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. Chen Haiming, director of the Center for Global Governance and Law, Xiamen University of Technology, said that the Spring Festival embodies the principle of "oneness of heaven and humanity," representing the highest value of traditional Chinese culture and soul of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

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Chinese Americans laud festival recognition
2 weeks, 4 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 …

Mid-Autumn Festival event connects expats with Chinese tradition in Dongying
3 months ago

Mid-Autumn Festival event connects expats with Chinese tradition in Dongying

China Daily  

Dongying in East China's Shandong province celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with a cultural exchange event on Sept 14, hosting over 10 foreign experts and their families from the United States, Australia, Belarus, Egypt, and South Africa. The event offered engaging activities that enriched the guests' understanding of Chinese culture and fostered international cultural exchange. The guests enjoyed the soothing sounds …

Mid-Autumn Festival event connects expats with Chinese tradition in Dongying
3 months, 1 week ago

Mid-Autumn Festival event connects expats with Chinese tradition in Dongying

China Daily  

Dongying in East China's Shandong province celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with a cultural exchange event on Sept 14, hosting over 10 foreign experts and their families from the United States, Australia, Belarus, Egypt, and South Africa. The event offered engaging activities that enriched the guests' understanding of Chinese culture and fostered international cultural exchange. The guests enjoyed the soothing sounds …

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 …

History of Chinese New Year celebrations in China
10 months, 2 weeks ago

History of Chinese New Year celebrations in China

Hindustan Times  

Chinese New Year 2024: The history of Chinese New Year celebrations in China stretches back over 4,000 years. A giant dragon lantern installed at a park ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Wuhan, China on February 11. Early Origins: Prior to the establishment of the New Year celebration, ancient Chinese communities would come together to rejoice in the conclusion …

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 …

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 …

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners

China Daily  

China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms. In mid-January, a report on the 2024 Spring Festival travel market forecast released by China's major online travel agency Trip.com showed that inbound travel orders during the holiday skyrocketed more than 10 times year on year. Situated in …

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners

China Daily  

China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms. In mid-January, a report on the 2024 Spring Festival travel market forecast released by China's major online travel agency Trip.com showed that inbound travel orders during the holiday skyrocketed more than 10 times year on year. Situated in …

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 …

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 …

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners

China Daily  

China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms. In mid-January, a report on the 2024 Spring Festival travel market forecast released by China's major online travel agency Trip.com showed that inbound travel orders during the holiday skyrocketed more than 10 times year on year. Situated in …

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 …

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Essential travel guide to Chinese New Year for foreigners

China Daily  

China is embracing a tourism boom during the upcoming eight-day Spring Festival holiday, according to data from several domestic online travel platforms. In mid-January, a report on the 2024 Spring Festival travel market forecast released by China's major online travel agency Trip.com showed that inbound travel orders during the holiday skyrocketed more than 10 times year on year. Situated in …

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 …

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday
1 year ago

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

China Daily  

Kids select decorations for the Spring Festival at a fair in Daoxian county of Yongzhou city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 19, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the …

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday
1 year ago

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

China Daily  

Kids select decorations for the Spring Festival at a fair in Daoxian county of Yongzhou city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 19, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the …

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday
1 year ago

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

China Daily  

Kids select decorations for the Spring Festival at a fair in Daoxian county of Yongzhou city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 19, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the …

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday
1 year ago

Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

China Daily  

Kids select decorations for the Spring Festival at a fair in Daoxian county of Yongzhou city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 19, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the …

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 …

Shandong re-embraces hustle, bustle during Spring Festival holiday
1 year, 10 months ago

Shandong re-embraces hustle, bustle during Spring Festival holiday

China Daily  

East China's Shandong province witnessed strong rebounds in tourist arrivals during the Spring Festival holiday as pent-up demand was unleashed after China optimized COVID-19 response measures. According to statistics from the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Shandong recorded over 39.16 million visits made by tourists during this year's Spring Festival holiday, generating tourism revenue of 26.03 billion yuan. …

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 …

Qingdao spruced up for Spring Festival
1 year, 11 months ago

Qingdao spruced up for Spring Festival

China Daily  

As Spring Festival is just around the corner, commercial buildings, residential areas, and the streets and alleyways in Qingdao, Shandong province have all been decorated with lanterns and festoons, creating a dense festive atmosphere. Trees along main roads in Qingdao are decorated with colorful lights to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. On the evening of Jan 18, the Spring Festival-themed …

TV gala to take warmth, joy to overseas Chinese
1 year, 11 months ago

TV gala to take warmth, joy to overseas Chinese

China Daily  

Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn The "A worldwide celebration: Chinese New Year" Gala will be broadcast on Hunan TV, Mango TV and Mango TV International app at 7:30pm on January 22, 2023, the first day of the Chinese New Year. Chinese Spring Festival also called Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people at home and abroad. This …

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics

China Daily  

Chinese people believe that the achievements of the year ahead depend on a good start in spring. The 24 solar terms embody the ancient Chinese wisdom of observing nature, represent a picturesque landscape as the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter change, and reflect Chinese people's outlook on life and cosmology. "Every minute of the opening ceremony was full …

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics

China Daily  

Chinese people believe that the achievements of the year ahead depend on a good start in spring. The 24 solar terms embody the ancient Chinese wisdom of observing nature, represent a picturesque landscape as the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter change, and reflect Chinese people's outlook on life and cosmology. "Every minute of the opening ceremony was full …

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics

China Daily  

Chinese people believe that the achievements of the year ahead depend on a good start in spring. The 24 solar terms embody the ancient Chinese wisdom of observing nature, represent a picturesque landscape as the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter change, and reflect Chinese people's outlook on life and cosmology. "Every minute of the opening ceremony was full …

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

A parade of traditional culture at Beijing Winter Olympics

China Daily  

Chinese people believe that the achievements of the year ahead depend on a good start in spring. The 24 solar terms embody the ancient Chinese wisdom of observing nature, represent a picturesque landscape as the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter change, and reflect Chinese people's outlook on life and cosmology. "Every minute of the opening ceremony was full …

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, …

Springtime is a season of senses awakening
3 years, 9 months ago

Springtime is a season of senses awakening

China Daily  

As a child growing up in a suburban town in the Northeast of the United States, the arrival of spring had little meaning for me. Admittedly, spring later developed its own attractions for me－"In the spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love", as the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson noted－however, it was not spring itself, but the other …

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 …

Enjoy Chinese New Year with coming online celebrations
3 years, 10 months ago

Enjoy Chinese New Year with coming online celebrations

China Daily  

As the Year of the Ox falls on Feb 12 this year, a series of Happy Chinese New Year celebrations will officially launch starting Feb 4 Beijing time. Here is a schedule of online activities for you to enjoy for a happy and peaceful Spring Festival. 2021.01.26 12:00 展播精品项目片花 2021.02.04 16:30 2021年“欢乐春节”全球启动仪式暨开幕音乐会 2021 Happy Chinese New Year Global Launching Ceremony …

Enjoy Chinese New Year with coming online celebrations
3 years, 10 months ago

Enjoy Chinese New Year with coming online celebrations

China Daily  

As the Year of the Ox falls on Feb 12 this year, a series of Happy Chinese New Year celebrations will officially launch starting Feb 4 Beijing time. Here is a schedule of online activities for you to enjoy for a happy and peaceful Spring Festival. 2021.01.26 12:00 展播精品项目片花 2021.02.04 16:30 2021年“欢乐春节”全球启动仪式暨开幕音乐会 2021 Happy Chinese New Year Global Launching Ceremony …

Authorities discourage Spring Festival travel
3 years, 10 months ago

Authorities discourage Spring Festival travel

China Daily  

Red lanterns have been placed at Jinan's city moat, the Black Tiger Spring Park and Daming Lake Park in anticipation of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Party and Cabinet urge people to spend the vacation where they work and live As more confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 have been reported in some Chinese provinces and cities, a notice …

Authorities discourage Spring Festival travel
3 years, 10 months ago

Authorities discourage Spring Festival travel

China Daily  

Red lanterns have been placed at Jinan's city moat, the Black Tiger Spring Park and Daming Lake Park in anticipation of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Party and Cabinet urge people to spend the vacation where they work and live As more confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 have been reported in some Chinese provinces and cities, a notice …

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