The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China. Having undergone continuous evoluti…
Customs to celebrate Chinese New Year
Time-honored art of New Year pictures
Nian hua are symbolic decorations for the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, and also a unique form of folk art in China.
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