As millions rush to return home to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, it's good to take a look back at how the festival and its customs came to be. Cao Xueqin's book A Dream of Red Mansions, ...

The Chinese character 灶 ("zao"), meaning kitchen, is the keyword for the fourth day of the Spring Festival. This year, it falls on Jan. 25. According to Chinese folklore, the Kitchen God goes to ...

BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestled in the picturesque mountains of Tengchong, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, Simola Wa village is a 500-year-old settlement of the Wa ethnic group, ...

BEIJING, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "Our Festival • Joyful Chinese New Year" is a celebration of the historical heritage and contemporary practices associated with Spring Festival, China's most ...

As the 2025 Chinese New Year arrived, the festive atmosphere in the Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was so vibrant that I could feel the joy ...

"When all the men and maid-servants of both mansions had paid their respects according to their degree, there is a distribution of New-Year money, as well as pouches and gold and silver ingots. Then ...

Spring Festival is the largest and most important festival in China. This year's Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, falls on Jan. 31. Here we present some traditional customs and wish you a ...