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President Xi Sends Lantern Festival Audio Greeting to Netizens via Social Media

Feb 19, 2016 07:22 AM EST

Ahead of the upcoming Lantern Festival, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to the major State media headquarters on Friday morning and personally sent an audio greeting to all Chinese netizens.

The Residents Of London's Chinatown Celebrate The New Year Of The Monkey

London to Mark Chinese Lunar New Year With the Second Largest Celebration Outside of China

Alexis Villarias |

Feb 11, 2016 05:16 AM EST

London's Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations this year will be the biggest outside of Asia. The celebration will be held on Feb. 14 with the New Year parade as the main highlight.

Here's what Chinese traditions say about the Year of the Monkey

What You Need to Know About the Year of the Monkey

Charissa Echavez |

Feb 08, 2016 06:49 AM EST

The Chinese Lunar New Year marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, where families and friends exchange gifts and make wishes for prosperity, fortune, luck and happiness as well as sweep away bad spirits.

Find out how the world welcomed the Year of the Monkey

The World Welcomes the Year of the Monkey

Charissa Echavez |

Feb 08, 2016 06:21 AM EST

The world welcomed the Chinese Year of the Monkey on Sunday. Festivities and celebrations for the Spring Festival kicked off days before the event.

Beijing lights up and displays lanterns ahead of Spring Festival

Beijing Decorated Lanterns, Streets lit up Ahead of Spring Festival

Charissa Echavez |

Feb 05, 2016 10:24 AM EST

With the much awaited Spring Festival only a week away, government workers have begun lighting and decorating Beijing with over 62,000 lanterns and more than 7,100 Chinese knots around 174 avenues, 27 parks and tourist spots and 28 commercial area. Aside from that, over 730,000 meters of landscape adorning across the city has been set up, according to the Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment.

The Lantern Festival: A Celebration of Rich Chinese Culture, Dances, Foods and Chinese Word Games

LJ Ross |

Mar 07, 2015 04:33 AM EST

The Lantern Festival is a time of year when Chinese people welcome the first full moon of the lunar year with festivities, including Chinese word games.