Lighting lanterns, solving riddles, setting off fireworks, eating tangyuan and enjoying family time are all traditional Lantern Festival activities. But do you know how they began?

Washington welcomes the Year of the Pig with lion dancers and music through Chinatown’s annual Lunar New Year parade.

Lunar New Year means the day off for kids in New York City public schools.  CGTN reporter Karina Huber took her five-year-old son Jamie out to experience the holiday for the first time sampling dumpling making classes, firecrackers and more.

Addressing a reception for the anniversary of China-U.S. diplomatic relations and the Chinese New Year at the Chinese embassy, Cui said history has proven that cooperation serves the interest of both countries.

U.S. department store Macy’s kicked off its Lunar New Year celebration at its flagship store in New York. The highlight was a lion dance meant to attract good luck and fortune. CGTN’s Karina Huber reports. It’s the 6th year Macy’s has marked the holiday. “Diversity and inclusion is one of Macy’s core values and we’re very committed to continue to grow that internally […]

For over a century, a neo-classic palace in Rio’s downtown area has been a political institution. It first housed the country’s National Congress, and when the capital moved to Brasilia in 1960, it became the state’s legislative assembly.

Lunar New Year is a huge event in China and other neighboring countries. But you’d be mistaken if you thought it was ignored elsewhere. CGTN’s Phil Lavelle reports. In California, they’re going crazy for it. With a huge Chinese American population, plus massive Korean-American and Vietnamese-American communities in places like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and […]

In honor of the Year of the Pig this Chinese New Year, CGTN takes you on a tour around the world of what sounds and noises the trusty swine makes, from “Oink” in English to “哼哼” (heng heng) in Mandarin. Click on the white button to listen to the sound a pig makes from around […]

2019 is the year of the pig, here are five famous pigs in China and why they are so significant.

In celebration for Chinese New Year and to assist in one of our Spring Festival videos, CGTN made a paper pig mask. Here’s a timelapsed video of how CGTN’s Xiaolu Sun and Lisa Chiu made them.

Watch this video and try to make Chinese style steamed buns shaped as pigs to celebrate Chinese New Year at home.

Americans of Chinese descent are now better educated and also enjoy more resources than in the past. These social changes have resulted in a trend where more of them are starting to move away from the country’s traditional Chinatowns.

China marks 2019 as the Year of the Pig. Here are some of the traditions and celebrations that coincide with each of the 15 days of spring Festival.

What better way to serve up the Year of the Pig than with a pork feast! That’s what many Chinese restaurants in New York City are doing.

Postal services around the world have published stamps commemorating the Lunar New Year. Here’s a some of the most popular stamps for the 2019 Year of the Pig.

Making dumplings is as fun as eating them. The act of making them, known as “wrapping dumplings”, is often a communal event. Join CGTN’s Zhongyi Su and Yufei Ge and friends as they show you how to make these delicious bites.

Shared meals are a huge part of Chinese Spring Festival. But you don’t want to spend all your time in the kitchen when there is socializing to be done with family and friends. Victoria Li shows you five easy dishes that are delicious and quick to prepare.

In our international newsroom, some of our Chinese colleagues decided to spread the joy, and taught our non-Chinese friends the tradition song “Gong Xi Gong Xi.”

Many many moons ago, a horrific beast roamed the Chinese countryside, striking at the close of every year to eat innocent villagers, their livestock, and their hard-earned crops.

Not sure what the Lunar New Year is all about? These kids from the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School in Washington D.C. give you the scoop.

About 80 percent of Chinese people who have reached marriageable age are under pressure from their parents to get married, according to a report. As Spring Festival, an occasion for family reunions, approaches, young people returning home from their jobs in the city will face another round of scrutiny from older relatives about whether or […]

CGTN America created this personality test for you to see if you actually embody the characteristics of your Chinese zodiac animal. Take this poll — the results may surprise you.

One of the many traditions during Chinese New Year is cutting and hanging bright pieces of paper cut into intricate designs. It’s a craft that dates back more 1,500 years.

In a special edition of the Digital Hub, CGTN’s Audrey Siek shows us how to make dumplings with special student Jim Spellman.