China’s Media Is Struggling to Overcome Its Racial Stereotypes of Africa
For most Chinese people, the Spring Festival is a time to honor family ties, friendships and acquaintances.
Who Owns Red Envelope Cash – Parents or Children? A Chinese Court Decides
Chinese internet users have been arguing about whether red envelopes – filled with cash and given as gifts during the Lunar New Year – should go to children or their parents, after a court published rulings on several cases.
Chinese New Year Means a Spending Spree across East Asia
The Lunar New Year, which kicks off on Feb. 16, is East Asia’s most important holiday season.
China’s All-Seeing Social Control Network Brings an End to Fugitives’ Festive Fun
With most of China getting into the swing of the Lunar New Year holiday, two crime suspects in the southern city of Guangzhou could have been forgiven for thinking the local police force was taking a break too.
Flu Fears Spread in China Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday
Chinese health authorities said the worst influenza season in recent years was straining the country’s resources and some experts warned that the Lunar New Year holiday, when hundreds of millions of Chinese go on the road, could make things worse...
‘You Are Our Lucky Star’: Chinese Media in Overdrive on Xi Jinping’s New Year Tour
Xi Jinping has flown into one of rural China’s most deprived corners to champion his war on extreme poverty before the country’s week-long Lunar New Year holiday.
Depth of Field
03.22.17
Refugees from Myanmar, Migrant Workers, and the Lantern Festival
from Yuanjin PhotoThis month, we feature galleries published in February that showcase photographers’ interest in China’s borders and its medical woes, the lives of its minorities and their traditions and customs, and—in the case of Dustin Shum’s...
Call Me, Maybe? Trump Reaches out to China’s President in a Letter
The letter wishing China a “prosperous Year of the Rooster” came 11 days after China celebrated its Lunar New Year’s festival. President Trump has yet to speak to Xi Jinping since his inauguration, even though he has spoken directly or met at...
Ivanka Trump Effect: New Year Wishes from President’s Daughter Welcomed in China
Beijing media says visit to embassy in U.S. could help ‘balance president’s harsh posture’ but relationship with Washington remains strained
U.N. Social Media Posts Removed in China After Backlash
A massive backlash on social media in China has apparently led the United Nations to take down two Lunar New Year posts on refugees and poverty from their Chinese Weibo social media site.
Chinese New Year Fireworks So Dangerous That Only Few Get to Witness
In Nuanquan village, there is traditional a pyrotechnic display so unique and dangerous that it is still only found here.
5 Things to Know About the Chinese New Year
China’s biggest and most ceremonious holiday is a chance to honor one’s ancestors and prepare for the good fortune to come.
Traditional Red Envelopes Are Going Digital Thanks To China’s Largest Internet Companies
This year, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent are all offering their own version of online red envelopes.
Millions of Chinese Migrant Workers Head Home for New Year
Every year tens of millions of Chinese migrant workers head home in the largest annual mass migration of people.
How China's Celebration of the Year of the Monkey Breaks Down by the Numbers
Here’s a further look at the celebrations and some more related numbers.
China Sends 6,000 Police to Quell New Year Train Station Chaos
Tens of thousands still waiting for transport at Guangzhou main rail depot.
39 Hours Inside The Biggest Human Migration On Earth
China's Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's rolled into one, the holiday unfolds on an entirely different scale.
Traffic Peaks as Lunar New Year Holiday Ends
The last day of the holiday saw about 9.7 million train trips, 1.4 million by plane, and 73.6 million by highway.
Culture
02.20.15
‘Still Not Married?’ A Graphic Guide to Surviving Chinese New Year
Maya Hong is a Beijing transplant from a small town outside of Harbin, the icy city not far from China’s border with Siberia. Though proud of her glacial origins and skilled at combating subzero temperatures, over the years Hong, 30, has had to...
Media
02.19.15
Why 700 Million People Keep Watching the Chinese New Year Gala, Even Though It’s Terrible
The Chinese New Year Gala, which aired live on February 18 on Chinese Central Television (CCTV), is a four-and-half hour variety show with song and dance, comedic skits, magic tricks, acrobatic acts, and celebrity cameos. The show celebrates the...
Media
02.10.15
Chinese Corruption, Now Officially Hilarious
Corruption is finally funny—at least, according to the Chinese Communist Party. That’s because comedic performances in the upcoming February 18 performance of China’s annual New Year Gala, a variety show on China Central Television (CCTV)...
China Labor Strife Rises; Death of a Foreman
As the Lunar New Year homeward migration approaches, workers press for back-wages.
Sinica Podcast
02.14.14
Dissecting the 2014 Spring Festival Gala
from Sinica PodcastA casual survey suggests that ninety-eight percent of Sinica listeners have at some point joined Chinese friends or family in watching the annual television spectacular known as the “Spring Festival Gala.” Sadly, whether from excessive pork...
Media
02.12.13
Joke About Gay Romance on Chinese New Year Gala Lights Up Blogosphere
Is “bromance” in the air? Not according to state-run China Central Television (CCTV).
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Thousands of fans yelled “Get together” in unison when piano prodigy Li Yundi made a guest appearance at Chinese-American pop...