Discover China’s Living Traditions
Explore China’s rich cultural heritage through its traditional festivals, where ancient customs blend with modern celebrations. Throughout the year, these vibrant gatherings honour family bonds, seasonal changes, and cherished traditions.
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is also referred to as the Spring Festival and is the most traditional and celebrated festival in China. To get ready for the new year ahead, Chinese families…
Chinese Valentine’s day
Chinese Valentine’s Day brings a vibrant conclusion to the Chinese New Year celebrations, where the cityscape transforms into a mesmerizing display of traditional lanterns. These ornate illuminations adorn flower markets,…
Ching Ming
Ching Ming, meaning “clear and bright,” is one of China’s most sacred and time-honoured traditions, dating back over 2,500 years. This solemn yet meaningful observance, also known as the Spring…
Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Tuen Ng Festival, honours an extraordinary tale of loyalty and sacrifice from ancient China. Over 2,000 years ago, the beloved poet and statesman Qu Yuan…
Mid-Autumn Festival
The festival commemorates a 14th-century uprising against the Mongols. In a cunning plan, the rebels wrote the call to revolt on paper and embedded them in cakes that they smuggled…
Chung Yeung
Also known as Autumn Remembrance, this festival is similar to Ching Ming in the spring in that families journey to the graves of their ancestors to perform cleansing rites and…
Dong Chi
Dong Zhi, the second most important festival of the Chinese calendar, is celebrated on the longest night of the year when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest. Family reunions mark…