Blog Tag - Spring Festival

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...
Here's What to Expect for this Year's Spring Festival Hongbao Wars
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. Spring Festival, an annual celebration of the Chinese New Year, is almost upon us....
New Pricing Policy May Not Make It Easier For You To Get A Didi
Chinese New Year is fast approaching, meaning a lot of Didi drivers are heading home. On top of that, new policies require drivers to hold a Beijing...
Don't be a Couch Potato: Fitness Venues Spring Festival Opening Hours
This Week in Health and Fitness brings you the best fitness and health goings on around town so you can live your #bestlife. With oft-smoggy weather...
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...
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...
Beijing Travel Revenue Rises Incrementally during Spring Festival
Spring Festival travelers spent more – but not a whole lot more – during the holiday period, Beijing's municipal tourism commission reported. RELATED...
Beijing Goes Back to Work Sunday, but It's Still Saturday Night
So Sunday is one of our working weekends for 2016, the first of four Sundays we'll be at work this year (don't worry, the next one's not until June...
Friday is Beijing's Last Day for Temple Fairs, to Buy Fireworks
Friday is the last big day of Spring Festival celebrations, at least as far as Beijing is concerned, so get out there and temple fair and firework...
What to Do Monday Now That the Super Bowl's Over
In a chronological twist of fate, the world's two most watched television programs -- China Central Television's annual Spring Festival Gala and the...