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.

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.

This Monday marks China’s Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar, and the last day of the Lunar New Year celebrations.

During Spring Festival Chinese students in Washington, D.C. celebrate in various ways at the school home. CCTV America interviewed students from The George Washington University to talk about their Chinese New Year experience in Washington, D.C.

The Year of the Monkey requires some explanation. Here is our primate primer. 

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 […]

We asked three bartenders to craft us specialty cocktails based on the themes of Chinese New Year and Spring Festival. Trust us, these are good.

Write a Chinese couplet as part of the Spring Festival celebration.

The Year of the Monkey comes every 12 years, which means those born in this lunar year will be turning 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, and 96 years old. CCTV America’s Lisa Chiu caught up with people born in the Monkey year to get their views on love, life, and all the lessons […]

Flip on the television today in the U.S. and you’ll find plethora of food shows. The image of the chef has come a long way since the days of Julia Child and Martin Yan.

Traditional Chinese opera has a long, expansive history. One of the most famous characters is the Monkey King, a character based on a 16th century novel who recently made an appearance on the U.S. east coast. 

The huge migration of people in China back to their family homes for Spring Festival is called Chunyun. It’s the massive rush of people by plane, train, and automobile that has become the largest annual migration of people in the world.

Millions of Chinese traveled home to spend the Spring Festival with family, and they are on the move again.

49 American girls whose Jasmine dance was performed during this year’s Chinese Spring Festival Gala are back in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Another kind of party is underway in Cuba. Chinatown in Havana is partying for the Lunar New Year with a range of cultural activities.

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.

Chinatown in cities across the globe have been celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Lunar New Year is in full effect and the Chinese are celebrating around the world with a unique style and vibrancy.

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.

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.

Chinese New Year is upon us, and on the eve of February 7, local time in Beijing, parties for this massive celebration will begin. This is The Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese Zodiac calendar, and if this is your Zodiac year, you’d better pay attention to this advice in order to stay […]

The famous Chinese show called “Journey to the West” or Xi You Ji, is a legendary Chinese TV show adapted from one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature. It has 25 episodes and originally aired from 1982 to 1988 in China. The show is a classic and re-airs every year on Chinese […]

Most of you are familiar with Chinese stir-fry dishes. You can order them from any Chinese restaurant. This recipe is a must-order for my family every time we go out to eat, especially on Chinese New Year. Unfortunately, restaurants have been raising this dish’s price sky-high because of its high-end ingredients and seasonal requirements. Believe […]