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Explainer: Why is Chinese New Year Called 'Spring Festival'?

Why doesn't everyone call it that, and why is there no Winter Festival or Summer Festival?

by Ryan Kilpatrick, 21 January 2020

Wrap Dumplings like a Pro Over CNY With the 'Jiaozi' Press

You’ll be wrapping 'jiaozi' like a fiend thanks to the be-all-end-all dumpling press on Taobao.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 15 January 2020

10 Infamous People Born in the Year of the Pig

From film directors to sports legends, the Year of the Pig has its fair share of, for lack of a better term, pigs.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 06 February 2019

25 Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig

From Ned Stark to Kylo Ren, 25 famous Pigs.

by Matthew Bossons, 02 February 2019

Useful Mandarin Phrases for Spring Festival and the Year of the Pig

Handy phrases to help you survive Chinese New Year.

by That's, 31 January 2019

Famous People Born in the Year of the Dog

It's an impressive list!

by Urban Family, 15 February 2018

Explainer: Everything You Need to Know About the Year of the Dog

Who are they most compatible with? And who are their mortal enemies? We answer your Dog Year questions.

by Daniel Plafker, 13 February 2018

Useful Mandarin Phrases for Spring Festival and the Year of the Dog

Helping you survive Spring Festival!

by Urban Family, 13 February 2018

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henryzeng

October 14, 2022 at 23:47 pm

Good for ppl in GBA that we can go Macao with amazing price of hotel rooms and LOW traffic

henryzeng

October 14, 2022 at 23:46 pm

Great article! And I’m soooo proud to live in China where there’s no Malaria spreading. I’ve seen the severities and dangers of this disease when I traveled to Kenya. I hope Kenya can learn from the experiences of China and kill this annoying disease.

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