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Chinese people around the world are preparing for the lunar new year, also known in Chinese as Spring Festival 春节 Chūnjié – the Year of the Tiger! It’s celebrated according to the lunar calendar, and in 2022 it falls on February 1st, ending with the Lantern Festival on February 15th.
Read on to take a look at the origins of, and stories behind, one of the world’s most celebrated holidays!
Chinese folklore and mythology is full of terrifying ghosts, demons and monsters. Here we round up four of the scariest for you! Why four? Four (四 sì ) sounds similar to death (死 sǐ) in Chinese, so it’s only appropriate for this time of year!
Read on to learn more about these scary creatures!
Chinese folklore is full of spooky ghost stories, many of them written down for the first time in collections of stories or novels in the 15th and 16th centuries. One of the most popular is that of the ‘hung ghost’.
Read on to listen to our narration and find out more about the story!
Continue reading “A Chinese story to make you shiver this Halloween!”
You know autumn is approaching when mooncakes start appearing in the shops! But do you know the legend behind the festival and why moon cakes are eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Read on to find out more!
Continue reading “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from Cultural Keys!”
While Cultural Keys can be considered your go-to for a variety of traditional Chinese culture activities, there are of course plenty of other fun and interesting cultural events happening around the capital every month!
Here’s our round-up of activities connected with traditional Chinese culture for September in Beijing!
Continue reading “Cultural Events and Activities in Beijing this September”