Tag: Spring Festival

Year of the Snake Draws Hisses

At The Wall Street Journal, Te-Ping Chen and Fiona Law describe Hong Kong’s lukewarm welcome for the Year of the Snake: The coming year […] suffers because it is considered a “blind year,” meaning it won’t include the first day of spring. Because the Chinese use a lunar calendar, the first day of the new year typically falls between late January and mid-February. But spring

February 8, 2013 10:57 PM

Fireworks Truck Explosion Kills Drivers in Henan

Yesterday, a fireworks truck exploded on an expressway bridge in the central province of Henan, leaving at least nine dea

February 1, 2013 12:45 PM

I Can See Your Mom from Space

Every year, China’s rail system is seized by Chunyun (春运), the mad rush to get home in time for the Chinese New Yea

January 27, 2013 3:31 PM

The CDT New Year’s Gala

China celebrated the start of the Year of the Dragon with the customary televisual extravaganza and barrage of fireworks,

January 23, 2012 5:15 PM

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