Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is one of the most significant holidays in Chinese ...

Chinese legend has it that an old man used loud noises and red objects to scare off a beast called Nian. This story of guo nian (meaning “new year”) explains why Chinese hang red decorations ...

Chinese mythology suggests the origins of New Year are concerned with a battle against a monster called Nian (meaning ‘year’ in Chinese). Nian would arrive on the first day of the New Year to ...

In the ancient Chinese calendar, the year corresponding to AD1 is called yuan shi yuan nian, or the “first year of a primordial beginning”. The official reign name, which symbolises a new ...

Angela is a 12-year-old girl from China. She visits her grandmother in Huilai, China for Chinese New Year celebrations. Hi, My name is Angela. Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Angela. I'm staying with my ...

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The history of Wang Mang, a Han dynasty minister and imperial cousin who later founded his own short-lived dynasty, resonates across time.