Chinese both at home and abroad are celebrating China’s Lunar New Year with 2022 being marked as the Year of the Tiger.  

The festivities kicked off with China Media Group’s major Spring Festival Gala as hundreds of millions of Chinese tuned in to watch the TV extravaganza.

The celebrations come just days before China welcomes the world to the Winter Olympics in Beijing.  

To discuss:

• Victor Gao is a current affairs commentator and a Chair Professor at Soochow University.
• Zoon Ahmed Khan is a Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization
• Malcolm Yeung Executive Director of the Chinatown Community Development Center in San Francisco.
• Gabriel Yue Yin is CGTN America Digital reporter 

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In Chinese culture, the tiger is the king of animals, and a symbol of strength, bravery and fearlessness.
For the #YearOfTheTiger, what new year wishes does President Xi Jinping have for the country and the people? #XinhuaSpecial pic.twitter.com/WwgFVYgCfV

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 31, 2022

Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in San Francisco, California, go strong for nearly one month straight https://t.co/JU3FVCnsqW pic.twitter.com/0wo88Hfklo

— Xinhua North America (@XHNorthAmerica) January 31, 2022

The festival is celebrated differently throughout the world, predominantly in regions with larger Chinese populations, and traditionally focuses on themes of reunion and hope https://t.co/hZC69BiIPw pic.twitter.com/ZFbVLJ9ydH

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 31, 2022