- Think you know what Chinese zodiac sign you are? Think again 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.
- Braised whole fish recipe 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.
- Chinese New Year paper cutting part of long line of decorative arts 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.
- Collectors go bananas over year of the monkey stamps 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.
- Timeline: Day-by-day guide to Chinese New Year 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.
- Writing an English Spring Festival couplet Do you have a way with words when it comes to worldly wisdom? Write a Chinese couplet as part of the Spring Festival celebration.
- Making dumplings for Spring Festival In a special edition of the Digital Hub, CGTN's Audrey Siek shows us how to make dumplings with special student Jim Spellman.
- Think you know what Chinese zodiac sign you are? Think again CCTV 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.
- Similarities between Chinese New Year and Christmas Chinese New Year is celebrated a few weeks after the Christmas holiday, but these major holidays have many similarities.