8 things to do during Chinese Spring Festival
Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings.
Read More35 Chinese idioms to wish someone well
Happy New Year! We have compiled a list below of some of the most common idioms which can be used to wish someone well during Chinese Spring Festival.
Read MoreChinese outbound tourists expected to set records in Spring Festival
World tourism destinations are expected to see nearly 6 million visits by Chinese tourists, possibly the highest number on record, during the coming Spring Festival holiday.
Read MoreWill waiterless restaurants be a trend or transient fashion?
While many restaurants go to great lengths to create a certain ambiance or plate up food so that it looks more like art than a meal, a Beijing restaurant has made a name for itself by doing something all-together different.
Read MoreAre your parents forcing you to get married?
The Chinese parents' urge to dictate their children's lives is legendary. I don't know if this is a match for the fabled Jewish mom, but it definitely does not pale in comparison.
Read MoreChinese “吃” not necessarily “eating”
Besides the basic meaning, "吃" has derived meanings and metaphoric meanings as well.
Read MoreChinese reduplicated words not necessarily mean “every”
Some disyllable nouns in Chinese can form reduplicated words which mean "many" or "much" instead of "every" or "each".
Read More72% of China’s population listen to music every week
More than 977 million people in China - 72% of the population - listen to music every week, according to a new survey of the country's listening habits.
Read MoreHottest QQ emoticons unveiled
"Grin" is the most popular emoji on the instant messaging tool QQ in China, and was used more than 52 billion times in 2015, according to a report released by Tencent.
Read MoreLichun, a solar term marking start of spring
'Lichun' (立春) is the first Solar Term and it marks the starting of spring. It falls on Feb 4th this year.
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