中国传统习俗中，人们常在大年初二剪纸和制作中国结。剪纸是一种古老的民间艺术， 其起源与古代驱邪避灾的习俗有关 。相传尧帝时，怪兽肆虐，百姓深受其害。一种名为“重明”的神鸟降临与怪兽搏斗。但神鸟每年只出现几次，于是人们按照神鸟的形象图案，贴在窗户上，以此吓退怪兽。这种习俗逐渐演变成了剪纸艺术，成为春节装饰的重要部分。这些剪纸形状多样， 有象征吉祥的动物，如灵动的鲤鱼寓意年年有余； ...

Lichun is the first of the twenty-four solar terms. In ancient times, Lichun was also an important festival. It symbolizes ...

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Spring Festival is traditionally celebrated with dumplings, firecrackers and red paper-cut decorations. This year, however, a new element is joining the ...

Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included ...

Spring Festival will be the first since the traditional Chinese holiday was added to the Representative List of the ...

Upon arrival at Wuhan, the international guests headed straight to the Hankouli tourism district, where they explored temple ...

Visitors enjoy the Tianjin Drum Tower New Year Lantern Festival in North China's Tianjin, on February 3, 2025. Photos: VCG.

China Media Group (CMG) broadcast the 2025 Spring Festival Gala on 28 January, Chinese New Year’s Eve. Known as "Chunwan," ...