The start of the Lunar New Year is just a weekend away. And the world’s largest human migration, “Chunyun”, is happening in China.

Chinese tourists visit California more than any other state in the U.S. Many of them make a stop at Universal Studios Hollywood. It’s all the more reason for the theme park to celebrate Lunar New Year.

China’s cultural influence on the West becomes even more clear during this time of the Year.

It’s Chinese New Year! You know what that means: It’s time for the traditional family reunion dinner. Why don’t you skip the line and celebrate the big day at home this year?

Rice noodles, or noodles in general represent longevity. Growing up, my family always made some kind of noodle dish at New Year’s dinner. If you like shrimp, garlic and rice noodles, this dish is prepared just for you!

Located in New York’s Greenwich Village is Lumos—the first Baijiu focused bar to open in the U.S. Lumos co-owner Orson Salicetti was inspired by the diverse flavor profiles of Baijiu and wanted to introduce the spirit to the seasoned or adventurous drinkers in New York.

I am a bamboo lover. I have bamboo pots sitting both on my office desk and at home. The meaning of lucky bamboo plays a huge part in Chinese culture. Many people give this kind of plant for housewarming gifts, birthdays, anniversaries and achievements. It seems like bamboo is never an inappropriate gift for any […]

The Spring Festival is the year’s most important event in China, but people from the north and south celebrate with different traditions.

China Central Television revealed the presenter line-up for their annual Chinese New Year Gala for the night of Feb. 7, and here are the beautiful faces and personalities!

Zhang Jinlai, better known by his stage name “Liu Xiao Ling Tong,” is a Chinese actor best known for his performance as the Monkey King in the 1986 Chinese TV series Journey to the West.

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.

Once considered rare in the States, serving a whole fish at the dinner table – head, tail and eyeballs intact – is embraced by a lot of Chinese families, including mine. It is a lot less scary to eat than it looks. Whole fish also tastes better because the meat is cooked on the bones.

The Chinese Year of the Monkey is approaching. So let’s take a moment to learn some Chinese idioms to impress your Chinese friends.

The Spring Festival travel rush has officially begun in China. An estimated 2.9 billion trips will be made on public transport.

The first dress rehearsal of 2016 CCTV Spring Festival Gala — “You and Me, Our Chinese Dream, Building a Moderately Prosperous Society” — was held on Tuesday.

China’s railways transported seven million passengers on Sunday, the first day of the country’s annual Spring Festival travel rush, also known as “Chunyun”.

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.

The lunar new year is still one month away, but for many Chinese, the celebrations can never begin too early. A buying frenzy has descended ahead of the Year of the Monkey. CCTV’s Xu Geng reports from Beijing.

The Monkey King is a legendary character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Endowed with supernatural powers, the Monkey King helps his master Monk Xuanzang travel to India to obtain sutras.

The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, typically one month after the start of the Western Gregorian calendar. This year, that’s Feb. 8th.

From lucky numbers to lucky colors, lucky dates to lucky sayings, Chinese people are all about that “luck”. Certain dishes are eaten during the Chinese New Year because the Chinese believe those dishes will bring good luck to the whole year. The auspicious symbolism of those foods is based on either their pronunciations or appearance. […]

Do you have a way with words when it comes to worldly wisdom?  Write a Chinese couplet as part of the Spring Festival celebration. 

In Chinese astrology, the calendar has a 12-year cycle, and each year is represented by an animal. People born in a given year are said to have personality traits associated with that year’s animal sign.

During Spring Festival doorways and windows across China are adorned with calligraphy. The tradition originated during the Later Shu state (934-965 A.D.) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China, according to the China Travel Guide.