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Spring Festival Carnival MORE
 
·Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
·A Gala Performance Brings in the New Year
·A Feast of TV Spring Fest Galas
Overseas Celebrations MORE
 
·Wind of Colorful Guizhou Blows into Oceania -"Charms of China” lands in Australia and New Zealand again
·Chinese New Year Celebrated in Istanbul
·People Celebrate Chinese Spring Festival in Hague, Netherlands
  Exhibitions
 
 
·Exhibitions with Theme of Dragon Held at Nanjing Museum
·Dragon Year Tips Scales of Show
·Lanterns Show in Ancient City
 
  Performances
 
 
·"Nutcracker" Rcreated for New Year
·A New Take On the Old
·NCPA's Birthday Gifts
 
  Movies
 
 
·3D Monkey King Makes Debut in China
·January Movies for Spring Festival
·"The Viral Factor" Premieres in Beijing
  Spring Festival Paintings MORE
Explore Lunar New Year Paintings

The folk handcraft lunar new year painting, which is used for blessing and ringing in the Chinese lunar new year, is one of the most popular forms of artwork among Chinese families.
Spring Festival in the Eyes of Children

There are a series of paintings about the Chinese New Year, portraying traditional Chinese customs or atmosphere in the eyes of children.
Painting of Wealth, Honor and Longevity

The Painting of Wealth, Honor and Longevity was made by renowned Chinese calligrapher Zhao Zhiqian, a seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Painting of the “Five Auspicious Symbols”

Lu Guang, a noted painter in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), used ling-chih(a species of fungus), orchids, day lily, bamboo, and Chinese toon for his five auspicious symbols.
  Year of Dragon MORE
 
About Spring Festival
The oldest and most important festival in China is the Chinese New Year, which marks the first day of the lunar calendar and usually falls somewhere between late January and early February of the Gregorian calendar.
 
 
Dragon Stories
Dragon in China traditionally symbolizes potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over rainfall, hurricane and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of good luck.
·Beijing's Dragon Year Temple Fairs
·Free Spring Festival of Vices
·Cuisine of Chinese New Year
·Dos and don'ts for Chinese Lunar New Year
·Chasing the Dragon...and the Monkey and the Rooster
·Medium of the Message
·Enter the Dragon
·Ancient Practice May Provide Outlook for the New Year
 
  Family Events MORE
 
Family Affairs
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people. Here we take a review of how Chinese celebrate the festival in a traditional way.
 
 
Walkthrough
The Lunar New Year is not just one day; rather it encompasses an extended period of time, often lasting until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
·Fireworks and Firecrackers Display
·Spring Festival Gala
·New Year's Eve Dinner
·House Cleaning
·Lantern Festival
·New Year's Day
·The New Year's Eve
·Little New Year
     
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