For centuries, when families across China gathered for Lunar New Year’s Eve, they would while away the hours playing huluwen, an ancient board game that, depending on the theme, would evoke images of ...
Editor’s note: Chen Hui is a 46-year-old market trader and author who rose to prominence for her writings on everyday life in rural China. In 2024, she published her fourth book, “Going Where the ...
Red envelopes are going digital, Chinese New Year feasts arrive by courier, and “cyber relatives” pop up in chat groups. For China’s Gen-Z, the Spring Festival is still the biggest holiday of the year ...
This week marks the official beginning of the Year of the Snake, and cities across China are ringing in the Chinese New Year with lanterns, ice sculptures, and light shows. In Shanghai, residents are ...