Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.With the modernization of China, some traditional customs are still followed today, but others have fallen by the wayside.
It's Valentine's Day and the person you like finally agreed to meet you on a date. Well, the fact is that many first dates fail, and here are some examples for you NOT to follow.
A new strain of tulip, "Cathay", named by China's first lady Peng Liyuan made its debut on Feb 11 at the Beijing Botanical Garden as one of the biggest highlights of a flower show.
The fast-expanding movie market in China is appearing to welcome more female directors and producers in a sector that's been dominated by males for decades.
In order to preserve traditions for the next generation, painter Yu Dawu recently published a picture book, Spring Festival in Beijing, for children to see how people used to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Little New Year, usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 11 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
China's social media users tend to poke fun at celebrities.The latest fun on Sina Weibo focuses on a rock star's proposal to Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi.
Putting gold in alcoholic beverages is currently illegal in China, though such bottles have popped up on store shelves. Also experts have dismissed the idea that gold flakes will add flavor to the spirit.
Visitors watch the lantern shows on the ancient city wall of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, on Feb 7, 2015. The 2015 Xi’an Lunar New Year Lantern Shows kick off in this city of over 600 years old.
It has been more than 10 years since the Chinese indie-rock band Escape Plan broke onto the scene. But it took years to get their first taste of mainstream fame.
An exhibition of over 100 works of art including two life-sized terracotta soldiers from the 3rd century BC, opened in Budapest on Feb 6. It will remain open until April 19.
The dance drama, through distinctively Chinese classical dance, tells a story of a commercial fleet in China's Quanzhou port, Fujian.The performance is put on by the Permanent Mission of China to the UN.
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