- Kids learn about Chinese New Year traditions 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.
- Washington DC’s changing Chinatown 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.
- Chinese traditions for the first 15 days of the Year of the Pig 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.
- New York restaurants add specialty pork dishes to celebrate 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.
- ‘Year of the Pig’ zodiac stamps issued to welcome 2019 With the Chinese New Year coming soon, China Post issued a set of two special zodiac stamps featuring the pig for the incoming zodiac sign, each stamp is 2.4 yuan.
- Chinese heritage in Mississippi – the deep US south The Spring Festival tradition has spread worldwide. And nowadays, almost every major city in the United States has a Chinatown. But what isn't well known, is the Chinese diaspora to Dixie: that's a historic nickname for the U.S. Deep South.
- CGTN America staffers sing “Gong Xi Gong Xi” 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."
- Famous people born in the Year of the Dog We are entering the Year of the Dog. CGTN's Jim Spellman tells us about some famous folks born in the Year of the Dog.
- CCTV Spring Festival Gala: A 35-year-old extravaganza As we clock into the Chinese New Year, anticipation for the annual Spring Festival Gala, or Chunwan, is mounting. The gala, produced by China Central Television (CCTV), has accompanied generations since 1983.
- Pooches help owners practice ‘Doga’ to celebrate the Year of the Dog The Brits are a nation of dog lovers so as we celebrate the Chinese New Year of The Dog, CGTN's Kate Parkinson met up with London’s first and only Dog Yoga instructor and shares the experience.
- China’s annual Spring Festival travel rush begins China’s Spring Festival travel rush is officially underway. Authorities said they expect almost 3 billion trips in the coming 40 days – and the country is ready for it.
- China and US first ladies visit Florida school of the arts First lady Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited a seventh-grade civics class at a Florida middle school.
- Tightened security in Palm Beach for Xi-Trump summit affecting residents and businesses Palm Beach, where the summit will take place, is simultaneously rolling out the welcome mat, for President Xi Jinping, and working hard to ensure the Chinese leader’s safety.
- With seven U.S. trips already under his belt, President Xi gets set to meet President Trump Chinese President Xi Jinping has been to the U.S. more than of his predecessors. His upcoming meeting with President Trump will mark his eighth U.S. visit.
- The world travels of Chinese President Xi Jinping Since Chinese president Xi Jinping took office in 2013, he has traveled to dozens of countries and regions. This interactive map shows all his trips as of March, 2017.
- Presidents Xi and Trump to meet for the first time The first face-to-face talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have officially been announced. Trump is to host Xi at his resort in Florida, what some are dubbing his weekend "White House".
- How a rooster crows around the world The morning wake-up call from a rooster has universal meaning. What’s distinctive is what different countries call it.
- Archway in DC Chinatown symbol of east meeting west Every year, hundreds of people, Chinese and American, parade through the Chinatown Friendship Archway. The arch is designed by Chinese American architect Alfred H. Liu, as a token of friendship between Beijing and Washington when they first established the sister city program.
- Chinese New Year traditional dishes have special meaning Among many Chinese New Year traditions, having a lavish feast with family on New Year’s Eve is considered an essential part of the celebration.
- The most difficult Spring Festival question: When are you getting married? 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 […]
- Giant panda triplets greet visitors during Spring Festival in Guangdong Giant panda triplets have become the focus of attention of holiday revelers in the Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park, south China’s Guangdong Province, during the Chinese lunar New Year or Spring Festival.
- 8 billion digital red envelopes given for Spring Festival The number of digital “red envelopes” with gift money sent and received via the WeChat messaging platform reached 8.08 billion on Jan. 7, the lunar new year eve, which is eight times that of last year.
- Chinese New Year’s celebration fireworks sparkle the nation China came alive with celebrations as the world celebrated the Spring Festival, welcoming in the Year of the Monkey. Chinese people throughout the country and across the world counted down to midnight with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala before going outside with family and friends to set off fireworks and firecrackers.
- Idioms you should know ahead of the Year of the Monkey The Chinese Year of the Monkey is approaching. So let’s take a moment to learn some Chinese idioms to impress your Chinese friends.
