While modern China adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1912, traditional festivals such as the New Year still follow the old lunar calendar. The origins of the lunar calendar may go back to the dawn ...

Festivals and Songs of Ancient China. By Prof. Marcel Granet. Translated from the French Dr. E. D. Edwards (The Broadway Oriental Library.) Pp. ix + 281. (London: George Routledge and Sons ...

Beijing, China - January 30, 2025 Thousands of Chinese flock to festivals of lights for the Lunar New Year across the country, marvelling at the dazzling displays of lanterns, sculptures and ...

The new documentary The Dating Game is lining up dates at film festivals around the world. Director Violet Du Feng’s film — ...

"It's not something that's confined now to just people who have come from China, from Vietnam, from other parts of Asia, from ...

During the period, the average price of major categories of flowers in the market in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, has reached about 2.5 yuan (about 34 U.S. cents) per stem ...

Every country in the world holds festivals, so they are a popular choice for test questions, either written or oral. So it’s always a good idea to have some “festival ammunition” up your ...

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, appealed yesterday for calm and unity after violence erupted last week between ...