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  • Beginning of Spring marked across China

    Lichun, or the Beginning of Spring, is the first of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. It falls on Feb. 4 this year.

    February05,2024


  • Event held in Bulgaria to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival

    The China Cultural Center in Sofia on Sunday held an event to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival which marks the start of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year.

    January13,2025


  • Chinese culture festival for Spring Festival held in Sri Lanka

    Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya attended the opening ceremony of "Happy Chinese New Year · Chinese Culture Festival" held here on Sunday.

    January21,2025


  • Chinese embassy in Myanmar hosts Spring Festival celebrations

    The Chinese embassy in Myanmar on Thursday hosted Spring Festival celebrations in Yangon.

    January24,2025


  • Asia Album: People celebrate upcoming Spring Festival

    People celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year with beautiful light shows and traditional dances in Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

    January26,2025


  • Feature: Exploring Spring Festival and Chinese culture in Brussels

    "Why is there a year named after the Snake?" Mathias, a junior majoring in Chinese translation at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, was fascinated by the recurring symbols of snakes at the Chinese Spring Festival Fair held here on Saturday, and asked.

    January26,2025


  • Shenyang prepares for upcoming spring farming season

    State Grid Shenyang Electric Power Supply Co. has prepared over 5,900 power supply facilities for agriculture equipments in Shenyang in order to ensure sufficient power supply in the upcoming spring farming period.

    March21,2024


  • Bangladeshi people taste charm of Chinese Spring Festival

    "Chinese culture is creating huge influence in Bangladesh. Lots of people come to this event, reflecting Bangladeshi people know Chinese festivals. It's creating an increasing influence in Bangladesh," says Sarwar Hossain.

    January13,2025


  • Beijing to release cinema vouchers to boost Spring Festival spending

    Keen to diversify cultural activities and offer the public discounts during the upcoming Spring Festival, the Beijing municipality will distribute 33 million yuan (about 4.6 million U.S. dollars) in cinema vouchers, according to a local official on Monday.

    January21,2025


  • Xinhua Commentary: The Spring Festival: A global gateway to understanding China

    As the world ushers in the Year of the Snake on the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival has expanded beyond its traditional roots to become a global phenomenon, offering a window through which people around the world can learn about China's cultural ethos and contemporary dynamism.

    February07,2025


  • Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

    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.

    December25,2023


  • Overseas Chinese in Tanzania celebrate upcoming Spring Festival in style

    More than 300 overseas Chinese in Tanzania gathered in the port city of Dar es Salaam on Saturday to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, which marks the first day of the lunar calendar.

    January20,2025


  • Italian man embarks on first Chinese Spring Festival journey

    For Giacomo Bechini, a 29-year-old web designer of Florence, Italy, this year's Chinese Spring Festival is more than a holiday - it's a chance to deepen his connection with his wife's homeland and immerse himself in traditions he's long been eager to experience.

    January20,2025


  • China promotes winter tourism, Spring Festival charm in Budapest

    Tourism professionals and cultural enthusiasts gathered at Budapest on Thursday evening for an event promoting China's winter tourism offerings while celebrating the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival.

    January24,2025


  • Chinese Spring Festival cultural experience event held in Switzerland

    The "Hello China" Spring Festival cultural experience event, jointly organized by the Schaffhausen Chinese Association and the Chinese Tourism Office in Zurich, was held on Sunday in central Schaffhausen, a northwestern city in Switzerland.

    February25,2025


  • China announces month-long online shopping event for Spring Festival

    China will launch a month-long online shopping event for festive goods ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year.

    January06,2025


  • Guest Opinion: Spring Festival, living cultural heritage for humanity

    The Spring Festival serves as a living symbol of national identity and collective emotional bonds, most vividly demonstrated by Chunyun -- the annual migration of hundreds of millions returning to their hometowns to get reunion with family, creating the largest human movement on the planet.

    February06,2025


  • Feature: Experience Chinese culture at Spring Festival markets in Myanmar

    As Chinese New Year approaches, Chinatown and major shopping malls in Yangon, Myanmar are adorned with vibrant red decorations.

    January20,2025


  • Maltese students celebrate Chinese Spring Festival with temple fair

    The campus of St. Thomas More College's middle and secondary school in Zejtun, southeastern Malta, came alive with festive cheer on Thursday as students experienced the vibrant atmosphere of a traditional Chinese Spring Festival temple fair.

    February07,2025


  • UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 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.

    December05,2024


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