Snakes weren’t always “little dragons.” In early Chinese cultures, they were powerful symbols of vitality and strength in ...

Once a traditional Spring Festival pastime, this 2,000-year-old game integrates elements of fantasy and imperial culture.

Broadcast since 1983, the Spring Festival Gala — known as chunwan — remains China’s biggest televised event, drawing over a ...

A neon-stacked building in Yanji, a Chinese city on the North Korean border, brings internet culture to life, drawing waves ...

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 ...

With travel costs soaring, house swapping is emerging as an affordable, offbeat alternative — offering a home for 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 ...