The Chinese New Year is just round the corner and people all across the country have started preparations to ring in the New Year. This year, around 4 billion are expected to travel to China to celebrate the New Year with family and friends. The Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year and is celebrated for 15 days. Chinese …

Chinese New Year draws in when the chill north wind blows hard, and winter is at its peak. The Chinese New Year Facts provide an insight into the vividness of the Chinese culture and tradition. Chinese New Year is draped in age old traditions and beliefs. Chinese New Year Facts present us the rich heritage of the world’s one of …

February 05, 2019 is the first day of the Chinese New Year. Since each year is named after 12 different animals, the Chinese New Year Dates system makes it easily for people, in particular, the old people to remember their age. Like for e.g. 2014 was Year of Horse, 2015 was Year of Goat, 2016 is Year of Monkey. And 2019 is Year …

Firecrackers explode and bang, Cymbals and temple bells have rang. dragons parade through the street, Chinese new year, a yearly treat. Fireworks Explode in the skies, a special treat for children’s eyes. celebrations are all we hear, For the animal of the year. This year, however, is the best, dragons are king o’er all the rest. sixty years passed reaching …

China clay, or kaolin, is usually mined from pits like this, for making pottery, or china, as well as other things such as plastics. To make porcelain (the finest kind of china) it is fused with china stone, or petuntse, at very high temperature.

The annual Ice Festival is held in Harbin, northern China, and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province. Harbin is known for its very cold winters. The month-long festival starts on January 5. Harbin’s Ice Festival is one of the world’s four largest Ice and Snow Festivals, along with Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada’s Quebec City Winter Carnival and Norway’s Ski …

Probably the most important figure in modern Chinese history is Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976). Mao began organizing Communist groups in 1920. Fighting between Mao’s Communists and Chiang Kaishek’s Nationalists started in 1927 and continued until 1949 (though they did unite against the Japanese invaders in 1937). After the Nationalist forces had fled to Taiwan in 1949, the establishment of the People’s …

The Duanwu Festival, also often known, especially in the West, as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival, commemorating fealty and filial piety. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar, which is the source …

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, no matter what you call it, it is that time of the year which signifies celebration and merriment for millions of Chinese people all over the world. The Chinese calendar has a twelve year cycle and one of the most important characteristics of Chinese New Year calendar is that it names each of the …

The most important holiday for Chinese around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year – and it all started out of fear. The centuries-old legend on the origins of the New Year celebration varies from teller to teller, but they all include a story of a terrible mythical monster who preyed on villagers. The lion-like monster’s name was Nian which …