The Chinese Culture Company
To celebrate Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival), Starbucks released two new cakes inspired by traditional Spring Festival foods. We love seeing modern interpretations of traditional customs, so on a recent visit to Tianjin, we (AJ and Nic) decided to try them both.
Read on to find out what we thought and to see the video! (And no, this post wasn’t sponsored by Starbucks!)
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After four years of very quiet Spring Festivals, thing finally returned to normal this year, and the temple fairs were back! We visited two of Beijing’s temple fairs at Tongzhou Grand Canal Park and Dongyue Temple and made a video to show you what they were like.
Read on to find out more about the temple fairs and see the video!
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Lunar or Chinese New Year, known as Spring Festival (春节) in Chinese, is much more than just New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day! Starting from New Year’s Day, the entire festival actually lasts 15 days! Read on to find out more information about some of the most important days of the festival and the history and traditions to be aware of, as well as exactly which date they fall on!
Join Cultural Keys’ and our host AJ Donnelly in our latest video, introducing you to the fascinating city of Tianjin through a one-day walking tour at Chinese New Year! You can watch our video or follow the written route (below) for yourself!
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Find out what festivals are coming up in the Year of the Rabbit, when they fall and how you can celebrate them!
Continue reading “How to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals in the Year of the Rabbit!”