FANG COUNTY, Hubei – The festive spirit was in the air in this mountainous county in China’s central region as residents took turns to set off firecrackers and fireworks to usher in the Year ...

the Chinese New Year was born from the battle against a sea monster named Nian, who was afraid of the color red and loud noises. As a result, wearing red and setting off fireworks have become ...

The Chinese New Year is celebrated with family dinners, fireworks, red envelope gifts (hóngbāo in Chinese, bao lì xì in Vietnamese), and parades. This year honours the Snake, which represents ...

My relative give me red envelopes ... special time for Chinese people as it is a celebration of the last year and a time for new beginnings. At New Year we celebrate with fireworks.

not only is the day known as the Lantern Festival or Chinese Valentine’s Day, it is also the day to, finally, open the red packets you received over the Lunar New Year – if you have not done ...