The countdown to the Spring Festival usually starts on the 23rd day of the twelfth month of the lunar year, when Chinese people get busier with preparations for the festival and observe traditional folk customs in the country.
Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the coldest days of the year.
No matter which flavor you choose, Zongzi is a must-have delicacy for the Dragon Boat Festival. From handmade workshops to industrialized production, what remains unchanged is Chinese people's love for traditional food.
Many people hold at least one memory of a kite — be it a simple yet classic diamond-shaped model, or a colorful bird-shaped kind with vividly flapping wings.
On the Chinese New Year, families in China decorate their front doors with poetic couplets of calligraphy written with fragrant India ink, expressing the feeling of life's renewal and the return of spring.
The renowned Yuyuan Garden Lantern Show, recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, has been attracting throngs of visitors since its debut in Paris in mid-December.
