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 Chinese are venturing to new destinations to celebrate the New Year. Thailand has become a popular spot for Spring Festival travelers.

In honor of Chinese New Year, CGTN America created this animation celebrating the 12 animals of the zodiac and the star of 2017 — the rooster. Happy New Year!

This is the year of the rooster. According to traditions of the celebratory art form of paper-cutting, it’s going to be an auspicious year ahead.

The morning wake-up call from a rooster has universal meaning. What’s distinctive is what different countries call it.

Interested in making a paper rooster? Watch these videos to learn how!

According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, this year is Year of the Rooster. Find out the good, and bad characteristics of those born in the Year of the Rooster

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.

The red envelope is a long-held tradition surrounding the Chinese New Year. But, with updated technology, the tradition is now going high-tech.

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.

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.

It’s become as much a Chinese New Year tradition as the holiday itself. Every lunar new year, both the U.S. Postal Service and the China Post issue Chinese New Year stamps, to the joy of collectors and well-wishers around the world.

It is Spring Festival season, a hugely important holiday for China and the Chinese. Preparations for the celebration start early.

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.

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.

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.

What happens when you mix four Americans and three Chinese liquors? To answer that, three CGTN America employees took an an epicurean cocktail tour of three Chinese liquors, guided by bar manager Robin Miller at Casa Luca restaurant. All four were new to the spirits.

Chinese New Year is celebrated a few weeks after the Christmas holiday, but these major holidays have many similarities.