The Chinese character 娘 ("niang"), meaning mother, is the keyword for the second day of the Spring Festival. This year, it falls on Jan. 23.
The Chinese character 新 ("xin"), meaning new, is the keyword for the first day of the Spring Festival. This year, it falls on Jan. 22.
The Chinese character 年 ("nian"), meaning year or age, is a keyword for the 30th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 21.
The Chinese character 贴 ("tie"), meaning to paste, is the keyword for the 29th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 20.
The Chinese character 蒸 ("zheng"), meaning to steam (food), is a keyword for the 28th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 19.
The Chinese character 洗 ("xi"), meaning to wash, is a keyword for the 27th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 18.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has been a major driver of regional economic growth since its implementation on Jan. 1, 2022.
The Chinese character 肉 ("rou"), meaning meat, is a keyword for the 26th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 17.
The Chinese character 腐 ("fu"), meaning tofu or bean curd, is a keyword for the 25th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 16.
The Chinese character 净 ("jing"), meaning clean or pure, is the keyword for the 24th day of the 12th lunar month. This year, it falls on Jan. 15. Families traditionally clean their homes on this day in preparation for the new year.
"Stove-boiled tea" is an emerging craze among China's tea drinkers and social media users, capturing a slower way of life that combines traditional Chinese tea brewing and eating snacks outdoors.
Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival, is the most important festival in China. It usually falls in late January or early February, heralding the beginning of spring. This year, it falls on Jan. 22.
If the dragon and phoenix have traditionally represented the nobility in China, rabbits are a mascot for luck and fortune among the everyday people.
From increasingly diverse education and training to more inclusive environments, China is backing and helping the disabled community in more subtle ways.
Over the past three years, China has been working to coordinate its pandemic prevention and control policies with economic and social development. Here, China.org.cn reviews the nation's key economic indicators since 2020.
