Blog Tag - Chinese New Year

WeChat Introduces Gold Hongbao to Promote New Financial Product
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. WeChat began testing a new lucky money feature during the recent Chinese New Year...
Did Beijing Seem Empty This Past Week? That's Because 8.48 Million People Left During CNY
After considerably placated attack from firecrackers and fireworks, Beijing seems much quieter than usual – shops and restaurants remain closed, the...
Beijing Pollution Hits 647, but Beijingers Bought Fewer Fireworks
Beijing's PM2.5 concetration reached a mere 647 micrograms per cubic meter at its peak during Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) celebrations, down 7...
在吗?: Beijing F&B Opening Hours During Spring Festival (Jan 27-Feb 2)
[Updated Jan 27] Spring Festival is coming up, and if you didn't jump onto the flight or train-booking bandwagon early enough, you may find yourself...
DP Usher in the Year of the Cock: Beijing's 2017 Chinese New Year Parties, Dinners, and Promotions
[Updated January 26] Not going anywhere for the turn of the lunar new year? There's no reason to panic, as you can still ring in the Year of the Cock...
A Teacher's Advice to His Students for Staying Safe during Spring Festival
As a teacher at a study abroad program here in Beijing, I feel it's my duty not only to introduce the wonders of Chinese civilization to...
Final Call: Get Out of Beijing for Chinese New Year to These Awesome Travel Destinations
If you've got no money, click away from this blog now. We mean it, because prices to get out of Beijing are astronomical at the moment. But, did you...
Beware of the Water Pig: President Trump’s Chinese Horoscope
Today is the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, and people from all across the world will be watching anxiously...
Fun Day Trips to Make the Most of Spring Festival in Beijing: Part 1
If you're stuck in Beijing this Spring Festival, don't just spend it all at home sulking. Get out there and explore the city. Just remember that...
Fast Food Watch: Chicken and Shrimp Burgers from McDonald's, Just in Time for the (Chinese) Holidays
I can see the television commercials now: the young man walking through the snow with a heavy bag over his shoulder. In the distance, he sees the...
Fireworks Sales Start January 12, Salepoints Reduced Yet Again
This year there will be a further reduction in firework sales in Beijing ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival. As much as this may seem a...
Ethiopian Escapades: What to See in Northern Ethiopia
During Spring Festival, I spread my wings beyond the usual Southeast Asian travel destinations, and went on a tour of East Africa. In Ethiopia, we...
The Precarious Balance Between Wildlife and Metropolis: Top Four Things to Do in and Around Nairobi
This Spring Festival I decided to celebrate my holidays a little bit differently, leaving behind the smog and noise for Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia...
Uber Records 1000% Increase in Overseas Trips in 2016 Chinese New Year Break
Uber China’s 2016 Chinese New Year Cross-Border Travel Report gives some great insight into how Chinese users utilized the app around the world...
Monkeying Around: Your Spring Festival in Pictures
The gunpowder has settled, the ringing has left our ears, and we've just about shaken the headache, but yet we're nostalgic for the festivities...