Why Shanghai is Finally Cracking Down on Fireworks

The city has tried to crack down on fireworks for the past 15 years. Is it finally getting serious about banning them altogether?

by Virginia Werner, 02 February 2016

China Doesn't Want You To Travel During Spring Festival

There are fears that travel during the holidays will exacerbate the latest wave of infections.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 11 January 2021

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

The Cat and the Rat were once best friends before trickery pushed one into a river.

by That's, 22 January 2020

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

Handy phrases to help you survive Chinese New Year.

by Urban Family, 20 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

Happy Chinese New Year, from That’s, thMart & Urban Family!

From all of us here at That’s, thMart and Urban Family, we hope you have a fantastic Spring Festival break.

by That's, 24 January 2020

Spring Festival Travel Drops by 50% Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Considered the largest human migration on the planet, the 40-day period was forecasted to see about three billion trips.

by That's GBA, 20 February 2020

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