Shanghai takes safety measures in Spring...
A lantern show illuminating the Yu Garden has initiated Shanghai's month-long celebrations of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year and the following Lantern Festival, which is also regarded as the ci
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Shanghai takes safety measures in Spring...
A lantern show illuminating the Yu Garden has initiated Shanghai's month-long celebrations of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year and the following Lantern Festival, which is also regarded as the ci
Le French May arts festival to create "c...
HONG KONG, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Le French May arts festival, an annual cultural event in Hong Kong, is expected to create a "cultural staycation" for Hong Kong audience this year, with over 120 art a
Earthquake boy's first year working duri...
Li Chang'an, who survived the devastating 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake that ripped through southwest China's Sichuan, is ready to embrace his first Spring Festival travel rush working as a railway techni
Mongolia to promote culture, traditions ...
ULAN BATOR, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will host a winter festival on Feb. 16-17 near the capital city of Ulan Bator, local media reported Sunday, citing Ulan Bator's tourism department. The festiv
Hindu community in Bangladesh celebrates...
DHAKA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Holi, the Hindu spring festival also known as the "festival of colors", was celebrated on Friday for the second consecutive day by the Hindu community in Bangladesh capita
Feature: Brunei holds int'l kite festiva...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah officially launched the International Kite Festival on Sunday with some 200 kiting enthusiasts expected to participate in th
Qingming: Finding fragrance, greenery an...
The Qingming Festival has long existed in Chinese history, dating back to more than 2,000 years. Generations of poets and lyricists have embraced the chance to venture out in the spring and create a
Vienna to host seventh "Festival of Joy"...
VIENNA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The plans for the seventh "Festival of Joy" which will be held here on May 8 to mark the 74th anniversary of the complete surrender of the Nazi German army was revealed on
Colorful lights echo full moon at Lanter...
The Chinese Lantern Festival is also an important family day. But unlike the Spring Festival when people stay home for reunion dinners, it is a day for going out and about – admiring lanterns and the
Lebanon to launch Greek festival in summ...
BEIRUT, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon will witness in June this year a Greek festival in the coast city of Byblos, the first such event in the country, said the organizer on Tuesday. "This is the first
Dragons, politicians go up in flames in ...
Valencia's Las Fallas Festival lit up on the early hours of Wednesday the Mediterranean sky with fireworks and flames from blazing sculptures of all shapes and sizes - beautiful amazons, fairytale dr
Mongolia to hold major folk art festival...
ULAN BATOR, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will hold a major folk art festival in its southern province of Dundgovi on Aug. 9-11 to attract more tourists by promoting traditional folk art, a local off
Fashion festival held in Xinjiang to pre...
A fashion festival is being held in Kashgar, NW China's Xinjiang to present local designs.
Palace Museum opens Lantern Festival nig...
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has extended its opening hours on Tuesday, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace for the first tim
Chinese cultural troupe holds Spring Fes...
YANGON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese cultural troupe held performances in Myanmar's former capital city of Yangon on Sunday night in celebration of Chinese Spring Festival. Shown at the National The
Shanghai Disney ready for Spring Festiva...
Visitors to Shanghai Disney Resort are to enjoy some very special Spring Festival celebrations this year. Check out these festivities with a Disney twist!
Miao people in Guizhou celebrate Zouqin
On the second day of the second month by the lunar calendar, China's ethnic Miao people celebrate the Zouqin Festival. "Zouqin" means "gathering of family and friends," and the occasion is marked by
Xinhua Headlines: Spring Festival travel...
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Spring Festival travel rush, originating from a long-held tradition for Chinese people to reunite with their families during the Chinese New Year, has now embraced num
9th Beijing International Film Festival ...
The ninth Beijing International Film Festival will be held from April 13 to 20, with a theme of "Home, Land" in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of Chin
Buyi ethnic group celebrate 'San Yue San...
People of the Buyi ethnic group in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Saturday celebrated the "San Yue San" Festival which falls on the third day of the third month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar.