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Year of the Tiger - Chinese New Year 2010 and Other New Year Observances

When we speak of the New Year, the date that comes to most people's minds is January 1st the date that many of the old Roman calendars as well as the modern Gregorian and Julian calendars use as the start of...

2 comments    life fun new year
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Favorite Rituals on New Year’s Eve

Rituals on New Year’s Eve is performed by millions of people every year by making resolutions and setting goals to do thing better in the New Year. These rituals have been created over the years perhaps...

5 comments    entertainment travel holidays
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Wok cooking: A guide to buying and cooking with a wok

Wok cooking is one of the healthiest ways to cook. Here you will find advice on how to choose your first wok, how to take care of it and some basic recipes to get you started on Oriental cooking.

11 comments    food cooking chinese food
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Chinese New Year Recipes

China's Chinese New Year is the country's most important holiday. It starts on the first day of the new year that has a new moon, which tends to be a different date each year, and ends fourteen days later on...

2 comments    recipes china chinese food
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The Legend of the Nian Monster

Chinese people held the first New Year Festival more than 3,000 years ago. Farmers gave thanks for the harvest and prayed. They asked the gods for good crops in the coming year. But there is a story behind...

8 comments    education china legend
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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the oldest and most important festival in China and in the Chinese community around the world. Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year, as the Chinese work on a lunar calendar...

4 comments    religion china events
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Chinese baby gender chart

As legend would have it, the Chinese Baby Gender Chart was buried in a royal tomb over 700 years ago. Legend says that this chart is 93-percent accurate and this chart is currently on display at the Beijing...

34 comments    pregnant chinese new year
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Chinese New Year 2009 - The Year of the Ox

January 26, 2009 is the beginning of the Chinese New Year celebrations. January 26 is the day in the western Gregorian calendar that marks the beginning the the year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar. As...

4 comments    family holiday celebration
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Entertainment in Guangzhou

Guangzhou also has a fabulous nightlife. Also, if you want to visit one of China’s colorful festivals, Guangzhou is a great alternative to Hong Kong. Pearl River dinner cruise is a costly, but...

2 comments    travel music chinese new year
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Chinese New Year Custom of Lai See Gifts

Lai See is the custom of giving a gift of money in a special red envelope during the New Year's celebration. In the Chinese culture red is a lucky color. Both red and gold (which represents wealth) are...

5 comments    family children gift
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