The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year falls on Jan 18.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China has launched a cute and soft rabbit figure, which has a pair of big, long ears, and a red suit with golden trim, to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. Designed by artists from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the doll is named "auspicious rabbit". Not only is it eye-catching, but a meme featuring the cuddly character is also attracting attention, and has been shared nearly 100,000 times on the WeChat platform alone.
Spring Festival Overture, a household tune about the Chinese New Year, started a wave of musical challenges online at the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit.
China Taste, an event to promote Chinese cuisine in Spain, wrapped up on Feb 20 at the China Cultural Center in Madrid.
Lantern Festival in Metaverse, a program developed by the China Cultural Center in Copenhagen, was launched on Feb 4, the eve of the Chinese festival.
NANNING — Amid the earsplitting sound of firecrackers and the dazzling glitter of firelight, shirtless men danced a colorful bamboo dragon through the streets, as people threw lit firecrackers.
People perform Wulong Xuhua to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Taijiang county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Feb 4, 2023
A Lantern Festival gala was hosted in the Republic of Fiji on Feb 5, as a part of the "2023 Happy Chinese New Year" event series.
Catering businesses in China have started to roar back to life after the country optimized its pandemic prevention and control measures in late December.
An exhibition at the Shanghai History Museum gives a glimpse of traditional ways to celebrate Spring Festival. It will run until Feb 26.
As 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac, more than 300 depictions of the animal in paintings, cartoons and digital programs, are being showcased in Zodiac Art Exhibition, an exhibition of artworks, at the Shanghai Library's Pudong branch, which will run until Feb 19.
People across China light up for 2023 Lantern Festival
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