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Washington celebrates Lunar New Year with festive shows and parade Washington welcomes the Year of the Pig with lion dancers and music through Chinatown's annual Lunar New Year parade.
The pig takes center stage at New York City merchants U.S. department store Macy’s kicked off its Lunar New Year celebration at its flagship store in New York. The highlight was a lion dance meant to attract good luck and fortune. CGTN’s Karina Huber reports. It’s the 6th year Macy’s has marked the holiday. “Diversity and inclusion is one of Macy’s core values and we’re very committed to continue to grow that internally […]
Rio de Janeiro’s legislative assembly marks Lunar New Year for first time For over a century, a neo-classic palace in Rio’s downtown area has been a political institution. It first housed the country's National Congress, and when the capital moved to Brasilia in 1960, it became the state's legislative assembly.
Chinese New Year becomes more popular in the United States Lunar New Year is a huge event in China and other neighboring countries. But you’d be mistaken if you thought it was ignored elsewhere. CGTN’s Phil Lavelle reports. In California, they’re going crazy for it. With a huge Chinese American population, plus massive Korean-American and Vietnamese-American communities in places like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and […]
Oink! Groin! Heng! In honor of the Year of the Pig this Chinese New Year, CGTN takes you on a tour around the world of what sounds and noises the trusty swine makes, from “Oink” in English to “哼哼” (heng heng) in Mandarin. Click on the white button to listen to the sound a pig makes from around […]
How to make Chinese steamed buns shaped like pigs Watch this video and try to make Chinese style steamed buns shaped as pigs to celebrate Chinese New Year at home.
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.
See some of the ‘Year of the Pig’ zodiac stamps from around the world Postal services around the world have published stamps commemorating the Lunar New Year. Here’s a some of the most popular stamps for the 2019 Year of the Pig.
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.
US dancers reflect on their performance in Chinese Spring Festival Gala 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.
Touring the world’s oldest Chinatown in the Philippines Chinatown in cities across the globe have been celebrating the Lunar New Year.
Seared scallops with broccoli 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 […]
CCTV announces hosts for Feb 7th Spring Fest Gala 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!
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.
In the kitchen: How to make 5 lucky Chinese New Year dishes 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. […]
Four Americans try Chinese liquor for the first time 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.
China, UK to cooperate to produce low-emission automobiles China and the U.K. are teaming up to work towards producing zero-emission automobiles. The deals were a key part of the 40 billion pounds ($61.6 billion ) in deals that Chinese President Xi Jinping is signing on his state visit to the U.K.
Bilateral investment shows constant growth and momentum Bilateral investments between China and the U.K. is expected to reach new heights with President Xi Jinping’s state visit.
Photos: Popular US destinations for Chinese tourists In 2014, 2.2 million Chinese travelers visited the United States, according to the International Trade Administration. We surveyed a number of tourism websites and complied a list of the most popular U.S. destinations for Chinese tourists. Do you have a favorite place that isn’t listed? Tell us about it in the comments.
Chinese Film festival aims to strengthen US-China cultural ties A Chinese Film festival in Washington, D.C. coincided with President Xi’s state visit.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg greets President Xi in Chinese Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged greetings with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives at the eighth annual U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum at Microsoft’s Redmond campus on Wednesday. Zuckerberg, attired in suit with a red tie, shook hands with Xi. “This was the first time I’ve ever spoken with a world leader entirely in […]