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February 7, 2016

Chinese New Year began as a horror story, watch it here

There’s a special legend about the lunar new year – here’s our animation of the story about a horrific monster known as the Nian. See it in the horizontal format:

February 6, 2016

Similarities between Chinese New Year and Christmas

The Chinese Spring Festival is typically celebrated a few weeks after the Christmas holidays, but these major holidays in both countries share some similarities.

February 5, 2016

Universal Studios Hollywood prepared for Spring Festival holiday

Chinese tourists visit California more than any other state in the U.S. Many of them make a stop at Universal Studios Hollywood. It’s all the more reason for the theme park to celebrate Lunar New Year.

February 5, 2016

World’s largest human migration Chunyun may break record

The start of the Lunar New Year is just a weekend away. And the world’s largest human migration, “Chunyun”, is happening in China.

February 5, 2016

5 simple recipes to wow them at your Spring Festival table

Shared meals are a huge part of Chinese Spring Festival. But you don’t want to spend all your time in the kitchen when there is socializing to be done with family and friends. Victoria Li shows you five easy dishes that are delicious and quick […]

February 4, 2016

Kids explain Chinese New Year

What these kids have to say about Chinese New Year will crack you up.

February 4, 2016

The first Chinese Baijiu bar opens in the US

New Yorkers aren’t missing out on Chinese New year. The city now has its first Baijiu bar. Baiju is a strong Chinese distilled spirit made from grains, and it’s making quite an impression in New York City.

February 4, 2016

Different Spring Festival habits in north and south China

The Spring Festival is the year’s most important event in China, but people from the north and south celebrate with different traditions.

February 4, 2016

How apes, gorillas & chimpanzees swing differently

The Year of the Monkey requires some explanation. Here is our primate primer.

February 4, 2016

Bottoms up! 3 amazing Chinese New Year cocktails you can make at home

We asked three bartenders to craft us specialty cocktails based on the themes of Chinese New Year and Spring Festival. Trust us, these are good.

February 3, 2016

Celebrate Chinese New Year! The Year of the Monkey

It is Spring Festival time in China. Also know as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year. Click here to learn about the holiday and customs that are celebrated world-wide.

February 1, 2016

English couplets from global users to celebrate Chinese New Year

A couplet refers to two complementary poetic lines adhering to certain rules. They are often used to decorate doors and walls during Spring Festival to help express hope and happiness for the coming year.

January 28, 2016

? Is your Chinese Zodiac sign the monkey? Then heed this advice! ?

Chinese New Year is upon us, and on the even of February 7, local time in Beijing, parties for this massive celebration will begin. This is The Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese Zodiac calendar, and if this is your Zodiac year, you’d […]

January 27, 2016

Chinese spirit baijiu goes trendy

When Li Ke was studying accounting in the U.S. Midwest, he frequently would relax at a bar serving trendy cocktails. He noticed that the cocktails were mixed with a variety of hard liquors including vodka, gin and rum. But none of them used baijiu, the […]

January 27, 2016

Who is the Monkey King?

The Monkey King is a legendary character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Endowed with supernatural powers, the Monkey King helps his master Monk Xuanzang travel to India to obtain sutras.

January 16, 2016

Giant panda Bei Bei makes public debut at National Zoo in DC

Bei Bei, the giant panda cub born on August 22, 2015, was unveiled to the general public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.

January 14, 2016

World’s second-highest bridge opens to traffic in China

The Qingshui River Bridge in Guizhou Province is now open to traffic. At 406 meters (1332 feet), it’s the world’s second-highest bridge.

January 4, 2016

LA exhibition brings to light Nanjing Massacre through American eyes

A Nanjing Massacre-themed museum, the L.A. Memorial Hall of American Heroes during Nanjing Massacre, opened in the city of Los Angeles on the last day of 2015.

Fireworks at Ice and Snow World 2016 in Harbin

January 1, 2016

Photos: China celebrates New Year’s Eve

People across China welcomed the New Year in their own unique ways.

December 23, 2015

The unique sound and history of three Chinese musical instruments

Learn more about the unique instruments help create the distinctive sound of Chinese music.

December 21, 2015

Rare sunrise awes visitors at Mount Emei in Sichuan Province

The amazing beauty of sunrise at the summit of snow-covered Mount Emei took tourists’ breath away on Sunday morning in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

December 19, 2015

Chinese orchestra fuses traditional music with modern elements

The world renowned China National Traditional Orchestra has a way of building a young audience that appreciates classical music. It is wowing audiences in Washington, D.C. and New York.

December 19, 2015

Panda at zoo in Taiwan accidentally swallows syringe needle

A two-year-old panda accidentally swallowed a syringe needle during a regular blood sampling process in a zoo in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday.

December 11, 2015

Andrew Deutz on Paris climate change conference

Negotiators at the Paris climate change conference have extended the negotiations by one more day.

December 10, 2015

US returns ancient antiquities to China

22 artifacts, some more than four thousand years old, are headed back home to China. They were recently seized in federal investigations that spread across three U.S. states involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

December 10, 2015

Video: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Chinese trailer released

The long-awaited release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is December 18th. Chinese people, like people all over the world, are ready to line up to watch.

December 10, 2015

China Railway set “impossible” tests for ticket buyers

Train tickets for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) became available on Nov. 25. The need to buy a ticket to spend the holidays with your family usually means they sell out in seconds.

December 6, 2015

First Chinese player makes debut in Spain’s top football division

And, football star Zhang Chengdong has made his debut for Spain’s Rayo Vallecano in midweek – becoming the first Chinese player to play in Spain’s top division, La Liga.

December 3, 2015

East meets West at Shijiazhuang’s new attraction

China’s northern city of Shijiazhuang has gained attention in the past in China for its faux landmarks from around the world that included a representation of the Sphinx in Egypt and the famous Louvre Museum in Paris. This time, the city has come up with […]

November 30, 2015

Kofi Annan on young people and climate change

One Nobel Peace Prize winner says the world’s youth has to play a bigger role in climate change. That’s according to former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan.

November 23, 2015

Tourist spots in Beijing receive record visitors amid heavy snow

Famous tourist attractions in Beijing, including the Forbidden City and the Jingshan Park, were inundated with visitors on Sunday as snow blanketed the Chinese capital.

November 19, 2015

Panda Hua Jiao released into the wild

China’s fifth artificially bred panda was released into the wild on Thursday, as conservationists attempt to diversify the genetic pool of the endangered species.

November 17, 2015

Giant panda, Hua Jiao, ready to be released for wild

China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) is ready to release a giant panda “Hua Jiao” to the wild.

October 24, 2015

Buddhists from across the globe meet to discuss peace

Nearly 1,000 Buddhist masters, nuns, practitioners and experts from China and overseas gathered at Lingshan Mountain in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi for the fourth World Buddhist Forum.

October 22, 2015

23 test tube pandas have survived this year

A record 23 pandas have survived so far this year after being born using artificial insemination techniques, the world’s largest artificial breeding center for pandas announced Thursday.

October 16, 2015

Angelababy has face examined to quell plastic surgery rumors

Sick of the nonstop rumors that she has a plastic face, top Chinese actress and model Angelababy had her face examined by an expert in full public glare to prove that she is au naturel.

October 16, 2015

Traditional Chinese medicine: Sticks and stones may heal you

Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. She is a chief professor at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

October 14, 2015

Craftsman of the Nation: Aircraft component master

China’s fighter jet J-15, deployed on the country’s first aircraft carrier, wowed crowds when it was flying over Tiananmen Square during the grand parade commemorating the end of World War II in September.

October 13, 2015

Craftsmen of the Nation Series: Pan Yuhua, an expert in fine soldering

China showcased its next generation Airborne Early Warning aircraft during the massive parade this September, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Big and magnificent as it is, the plane started very small, with every little piece of it made by […]

October 9, 2015

Chinese actors Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy hold fairy-tale wedding

The fairytale-themed wedding of top Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming and model, actress Yang Ying (aka AngelaBaby) has been dubbed ‘the wedding of the century,’ with lots of China’s celebrities in attendance.

October 6, 2015

Panda cub Bei Bei’s eyes partially opened

The six-week-old giant panda cub Bei Bei’s eyes are opened.

Chengdu giant panda base sees crowds for public holiday

October 5, 2015

National Day crowds pack breeding center for view of pandas

Chengdu’s Research Giant Panda breeding center was overwhelmed with huge crowds of people during the week-long National Day holiday as photos showing the crowds went viral after being released.

October 1, 2015

Photos: How do people celebrate Chinese National Day?

As China embraces the National Day holiday, the country’s birthday on Oct. 1st, 2015, let’s take a look at what Chinese people are doing in celebration of the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

September 30, 2015

9 things you don’t know about Xinjiang

Located in the northwestern China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has a long and rich history. Here are some things you may not know about Xinjiang.

September 28, 2015

China’s disappearing traditions: Carvings in lime, singing Yue

As China continues to grow through industrialization, many of its time-honored arts are disappearing.

September 25, 2015

First Ladies Peng and Obama reveal panda cub name

At an event at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Friday, first ladies Peng Liyuan of China and Michelle Obama unveiled the name they picked together for the Giant Panda cub born Aug. 22 in Washington, D.C.

September 24, 2015

In Photos: The State Dining Room (and dinners) since 1871

While state dinners have a long tradition, the first head of state to be honored with one at the White House was King David Kalakaua of Hawaii on December 12, 1874 by President and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant. When President Xi Jinping attends the state dinner for him […]

September 23, 2015

Panda cub at National Zoo is growing

The four-week-old giant panda cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. now weighs nearly three pounds and is starting to look like a panda — specifically, his dad.

September 22, 2015

D.C.’s Chinatown in name only?

The stores in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown may bear Chinese names — along with their more-popularly known English names — but the downtown neighborhood is actually becoming far less Chinese due to increased development and high rents.

September 22, 2015

A growing Chinese market for American movies

American movies have long performed well in China, and this year is no different. Here’s a look at the 10 biggest U.S. movies that have made their way to the top of the Chinese box office so far in 2015, according to Box Office Mojo.

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