Blog Tag - Chinese New Year
One Chinese tradition that you have to grasp quickly as a foreigner, is the concept of the Chinese red envelope. Whether you’re in China for business...
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi will impose higher fares over the Spring Festival, as passengers will be required to tip drivers amid a nationwide...
Betty is tired. She’s officially listed on the manifest as “sea dog,” but she has been more than that. Mascot. Champion diver. Connoisseur of grilled...
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, local press, and general...
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For Chinese people, Spring Festival is all about seeing family and celebrating the new...
With the passing of another year, it can be easy to get caught up in the celebrations without actually stopping to think about what the Year of the...
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The data is in. Tencent’s WeChat and QQ messaging apps plus Alibaba’s Taobao and...
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688 million people used WeChat hongbao on Feb 15 (Chinese New Year’s Eve) with...
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Spring Festival (春节 chūnjié ) is just a day away and in celebration, WeChat has...
The idea of seven long days of a brew-free Chinese New Year is enough to give anyone the shakes. "What if there's no beer?" you say. Well, fret not,...
If you happen to be stuck in Beijing during the Spring Festival period (Feb 15-21) then there are already plenty of opportunities to hole up on the...
NOTE: This post will be updated frequently in the run-up to Spring Festival.
If you aren't actively celebrating Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year...
Lunar New Year in Beijing: Dumplings, bad TV, a heady mix of alcohol and cheap explosives, and, of course, temple fairs. Depending on the last temple...
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, an occasion of feasting, traditional celebrations, and generosity.
While finding the perfect Christmas...
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China’s chunyun (春运) – the busiest travel period in China before and after Spring...