Blog Tag - Spring Festival
Sticking around for chunjie can go two ways: You either relish the quiet (before the fireworks, anyway) and use the time to finish those projects...
Maybe when tons of fireworks make the streets sound like a war zone, live music isn’t needed so much. Like it or not, there’s not much going on in...
Spring Festival is a time for family and blowing shit up, but since I grew up in Virginia without extended family or illegal fireworks, Chinese New...
One of the best parts about staying in Beijing over Chinese New Year is the chance to attend the temple fairs. Food stalls serve up goodies from...
The CBD may have a quiet Spring Festival now that fireworks have been banned from the area. After six years without any restrictions, during which...
The Spring Festival move has started. Chun Yun is the world’s largest yearly human migration and it is expected that half of China’s population will...
Quietly, people are slipping out of the capital, and so are the musicians and bar owners. The quietest week in Beijing is coming soon, but it's not...
Beijing Capital Airport has taken a bit of an international beating since Forbes magazine and the Beijinger last year released some damning...
On January 19th, China will officially begin the Spring Festival travel season, kicking off the mass exodus to and from cities all over China. Cue...
Spring Festival tales of woe are common from single Chinese friends and colleagues, with may parents stepping up the pressure at this time of year...
The ever amazing Big Picture photo blog over at Boston.com offers up some choice images of Chinese New Year celebrations around the world. Quite a...
Anyone who ventured out to a Temple Fair over the past week may have noticed some rather interesting floats wafting along with the standard toys,...
One essential element of Spring Festival in Beijing is the traditional Temple Fair (miao hui, 庙会). These typically take place in parks and temples...
Starting from yesterday, Jan 26, those looking to experience a little of Beijing's imperial history, can head over to Tiantan and catch a...
Those staying in Beijing over the break and wanting to get a taste of Beijing's Spring Festival traditions should visit at least one of the many...