Blog Tag - Spring Festival

Sales of Fireworks Down to Their Lowest Level in Years
There's a lot of shopping going on ahead of Sunday night's Spring Festival celebrations, but one traditional item is proving less popular this year:...
新年快乐!: How Chinese Families Celebrate Chinese New Year
Spring Festival (Chunjie or 春节) kicks off the year of the Monkey, beginning with Chinese New Year on February 8, and ending 15 days later with...
The Ultimate Youku Horror Movie Guide for People Who Are Too Petrified to Leave Beijing for the Holidays
Hey, my friends! So, it’s time for the holidays, and everyone we all know is flying all around the world, going to exciting places with beaches, or...
Yonghegong Dajie to Close to Vehicular Traffic on Monday
Traditional big crowds heading for the Lama Temple to pray for blessings on the first day of the Year of the Monkey will see the northernmost section...
Trumplings: You Have Got to See These Dumplings
If you've got a second, you need to check out these dumplings, I mean, Trumplings.  Just in time for the New Year's dumpling spirit. Too bad he hates...
Fireworks Frenzy: Get Your Fireworks Now At These Stores
In what seems to be an attempt to gradually squeeze the two weeks of madness that ensue every Spring Festival, this year, fireworks will only be on...
All By Myse-he-helf: What To Do If You're Staying in Beijing Over Spring Festival
If you're staying in Beijing over Spring Festival, for work or vacation, there are a bunch of things to prepare for before everyone goes home or into...
Ways to Make Your Spring Festival Departure More Enjoyable, or at Least Easier
Many Beijingers are heading out of town even as your correspondent writes this. Here are some ways to make the annual human-wildebeest stampede known...
Your Spring Festival Survival Guide 2016: Which Restaurants and Bars Will Be Open, and Which Won't
[Updated Feb 5, 11.30am] Staying in Beijing for the holidays? You may have fear-mongering friends warning of impending doom, but really, quite a few...
Spot the Rosewood Beijing Chinese New Year Lion on City Streets for Charity, Until Jan 22
Until January 22, Rosewood Beijing's "Roar into New Year" will be on Beijing's roads; a Chinese New Year lion chauffeured around the city in a Mini...
Traveling for Spring Festival? Maybe Make Those Plans for March
If you're planning to travel during Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), you may wish to make plans for another time, either before or after the...
Philatelists Get Ready!: Year of the Monkey Commemorative Stamps Now on Sale
With every new year comes a new set of commemorative stamps, and this year is no different: the Year of the Monkey stamps are now available in post...
Beijing to Limit Spring Festival Fireworks Sale and Use
Beijing will actively limit the use of fireworks during the 2016 Spring Festival period for the first time since their sale and use was permitted...
Holiday Box Office Sales Increase, CCTV New Year Gala Viewership Decreases
Ratings for CCTV’s New Year’s Gala have hit a record low of 28.37 percent, Want China Times reports, regardless of the gala being broadcasted across...
Got a Minute? Incredible Aerial Video of Beijing on New Year's Eve
Wondered what Beijing looked like from the air this Chinese New Year? Sploid posted an amazing aerial video of Chinese New Year’s fireworks, filmed...