节气

Awakening of Insects The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.Awakening of Insects,the third sola term,is from March 5-20 this year.During this period,you may feel a rise in temperature,and notice the increased rainfall.The name of the solar term-Awake ning of In sects-refers to the fact that animals,which hibernate during winter,are awakened by spring thunder,and that everything on earth is returning,to life.Farmers in most regions of China begin plowing fields during Awakening of Insects.     

同心抗疫 中国在行动

Spring Festival,or Chinese Lunar New Year,is the most important traditional festival for Chinese.The festival,which fell on January 25 this year,has long been characterized by family reunions,feasts and performances.However,the 2020 Spring Festival will always be unforgettable for many Chinese,due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus.The epidemic forced many to cancel their travel plans,and spoiled reunions for millions of Chinese families.     

节气

Minor Cold The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.Minor Cold,the 23rd solar term,is on January 6.20 this year.During Minor Cold,it is freezing in most regions of China.Normally,Minor Cold is the coldest period of winter.Therefore,you should wear enough clothes to keep warm.Also,you may want to eat some warmnatured foods,such as beef,mutton,chestnuts and baked sweet potatoes.     

Glutinous Rice Cakes

CELEBRATING Spring Festival includes making glutinous rice cakes, or niangao in Chinese. Traditional and new methods of making niangao vary in taste according to different areas. No matter poor or rich. niangao is a must for every family during Spring Festival as it symbolizes auspiciousness. In Beijing, both northern and southernstyle niangao are available. After the Beginning of Autumn (13th solar term), the     

DEAR READERS

February 7th marks the first day of the Spring Festival,or Chinese New Year.The Spring Festival is considered Chinese people's most important holiday,and celebrations can last 15 days or more. It is a time for family reunions,as well as wishing onto yourself and others a prosperous new year.     

Fair at the Temple of Earth

WITH all of its fun and games, the Spring Festival fair at the Temple of Earth in Beijing is a good place to spend the holidays. Ever since 1985, when the temple first resumed the practice of holding the fair during the Spring Festival, the annual event has attracted more and more people every year. In fact, the temple fair has gradually developed into a holiday exhibition of traditional local culture as well as an influential mass cultural activity. The opening ceremony is a major part of the temple fair. All who attend are impressed by its magnificence and liveliness. The arch tower at the entrance     

Beijing Lantian Nursery Arts Troupe

Beijing Lantian Nursery Arts Troupewas established 18 years ago on theback of the Beijing Lantian Nursry.Almost every year for 18 years thetroupe has put on a full-lengthperformance. Its piece this year is "TheMother's Kiss," the mother being themotherland, China. It will be staged onthe People's Republic's 50thanniversary. Among the new items, a number ofshort song and dance dramas refresh theaudience. In "Spring Rain Brings HeartyLaughter," a group of children play excitedly inthe rain. They carry large palm leaves on theirheads, splashing in the rain puddles andchasing each other-all natural customs of theDai people. The background behind "Long Red SilkRibbon" is the customs and music of thenorthern Shaanxi on the loess plateau. Childrendance holding a long red ribbon, a ribbonpassed down generation upon generation fromtheir ancestors, from yesterday to today and onto tomorrow. This ribbon is a symbol ofindomitable life or the continuous growth and     

Eat Dumpling and Say good-Bye to the Year

Dumplings are the food thatChinese people eat during the SpringFestival,the ceremony to celebrate thecoming of the new year in the Chineselunar calender.Spring Festival startson the eighth day of the twelfth lunarmonth and does not end until the 15thday of the first lunar month of thefollowing year.The most importantactivity of this festival is the waitingin of the new year—that is,people     

两纲之窗

Office Helps,Cares for Disadvantaged Residents国办印发《关于进一步做好困难群众基本生活保障有关工作的通知》The General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China recently promulgated a notice on strengthening work related to guaranteeing the basic living of disadvantaged residents in various regions of the country.The notice stresses the regions should help and care for the residents,so they can enjoy the Spring Festival(on February 12).     

中国道教的发源地——青城山(英文)

Qingcheng Mountain, 15 kilometers southwest of Dujiangyan in China's Sichuan Province, has 36 peaks, 72 palaces and caves and 108 scenic spots. The scenery is beautiful and its extensive forests make it green all the year around. It is known as the "Fifth Famous Mountain Under Heaven" and "Qingcheng, a Secluded Place Under Heaven". Qingcheng is the birthplace of Taoism. In the year A. D 143, the later year of