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  • Spring Festival rush fills Vietnam-China passenger train

    As the Spring Festival travel rush draws to a close, the international passenger train linking Vietnam's capital Hanoi and southern Chinese city Nanning has recorded surging demand, with all services operating at full capacity throughout the holiday period.

    March03,2026


  • "Longest Spring Festival holiday" unleashes China's domestic demand potential

    The Chinese New Year holiday had just passed. During the nine-day holiday from Feb. 15 to 23, China's domestic tourism and consumption markets saw remarkable growth, reflecting increasingly strong domestic demand momentum.

    March02,2026


  • Feature: Chinese Spring Festival gains traction in Russian universities

    The Spring Festival has made its way into classrooms at multiple Russian universities, where young students are exploring the cultural charm of the ancient festival through diverse lenses.

    February27,2026


  • Spring Festival holiday drives cross-border travel surge between China and Vietnam

    Cross-border tourism between China and Vietnam experienced a robust expansion during the recent nine-day Spring Festival holiday, as shared cultural traditions fueled a vibrant two-way travel surge.

    February27,2026


  • China-Laos Railway reports surge in cross-border passenger traffic during Spring Festival holiday

    The China-Laos Railway saw a surge in cross-border passenger traffic during the recently concluded Spring Festival holiday, China Railway Kunming Group Co. said on Wednesday.

    February26,2026


  • China's online transactions rise during Spring Festival holiday

    China's online transactions saw a remarkable increase in both volume and value during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) showed on Tuesday.

    February25,2026


  • Spring Festival remixed -- robots, reinvented traditions and a global welcome

    Russian social media influencer Liakhova Albina, who is based on China's tropical Hainan Island, had a whirlwind Spring Festival. She decorated her home with red couplets, browsed bustling holiday markets, prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve feast, and watched a dazzling display of drones and fireworks -- sharing each moment with her followers back home.

    February25,2026


  • Holiday spending soars as record-long Spring Festival fuels economic vitality

    From bustling ski slopes in Heilongjiang Province in China's far northeast to booming duty-free shopping in south China's Hainan Province, the country's record-long Spring Festival holiday saw a surge in travel, retail activity and tech-powered consumption.

    February25,2026


  • China sees record-high tourist numbers, spending during Spring Festival holiday

    China's tourism sector showed strong momentum during the Spring Festival holiday, with both visitor numbers and tourism spending hitting record highs.

    February25,2026


  • South China's Hainan receives over 12.32 million tourist visits during Spring Festival

    Hainan, a tropical island province in south China, registered more than 12.32 million tourist visits during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, a 28.9-percent increase compared with the previous year, official data showed.

    February25,2026


  • China records over 2.8 bln inter-regional trips during Spring Festival holiday

    During the nine-day Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Monday, more than 2.8 billion passenger trips were made across all regions in China, data from the Ministry of Transport showed on Tuesday.

    February25,2026


  • GLOBALink | When Chinese Spring Festival meets Russian Maslenitsa Festival in Beijing

    Moscow Maslenitsa Festival is ongoing in Beijing's Chaoyang Park, bringing a taste of Russian spring to the Chinese. The four-day event highlights deepening cultural ties, coming right after China's "Happy Spring Festival" celebrations in Moscow.

    February24,2026


  • Chinese tourists spend Spring Festival exploring Egypt's ancient wonders

    As the Chinese people welcomed the Year of the Horse during this year's Spring Festival, many travelers chose to spend the holiday among the temples, pyramids and museums of Egypt, drawn by its cultural depth and growing travel convenience.

    February24,2026


  • Spring Festival celebration event held in Pakistan

    The Spring Festival celebration event themed "Chinese New Year, China Pakistan Go Together," hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, was held here on Saturday evening.

    February24,2026


  • Letter from Mideast: Finding home in Dubai's Spring Festival

    Four months into living in Dubai, homesickness has become a feeling I often have to wrestle with. And the Chinese New Year -- the season of family and reunion -- should have made it worse. Yet it didn't.

    February24,2026


  • Let's go to Jing'an!

    Follow in the footsteps of Xinhua reporter Yoyo and Lile, a U.S. student at East China Normal University to bask in the lively festive vibe of Jing'an District in Shanghai during the Spring Festival holiday!

    February20,2026


  • "A very Chinese time," and why it resonates globally

    In a few days, the Spring Festival will bathe cities and villages in the warm glow of red lanterns. Across China, hundreds of millions will gather at home to mark the traditional new year with rituals that stretch back centuries.

    February14,2026


  • Botswanan minister hails Spring Festival as platform for cultural exchange with China

    Botswanan Minister for State President Moeti Mohwasa said the celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival is a "culturally significant occasion" and a vital platform for cultural exchange.

    February12,2026


  • Chinese Spring Festival celebrations introduce Europeans to Chinese traditions

    Red lanterns swayed above Kotzia Square in central Athens on Wednesday as the rhythmic drums of a dragon dance drew thousands of Greek residents celebrating China's Spring Festival.

    February12,2026


  • Economic Watch: Spring Festival consumption reveals China's new economic momentum

    With the Spring Festival just days away, China's annual rush to buy "nianhuo," or holiday goods, is offering a snapshot of an economy in transition, as younger shoppers are reshaping demand, imported products are becoming routine purchases and a government-backed trade-in program is unlocking new consumer spending.

    February11,2026


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