Guides to Chinese holidays, festival customs, calendars, food, and stories.
Before the dragon boats race, many families prepare Dragon Boat Festival through zongzi, herbs, children’s sachets, and old ideas about health and protection.
Chinese festivals follow a calendar logic that blends lunar months, solar terms, farming seasons, family ritual, and modern public life.
Learn about Qixi Festival, China’s Double Seventh Festival, including the Cowherd and Weaver Girl legend, women’s skill customs, foods, and modern romance.
Learn what Yuan Dan means in China, how New Year’s Day has changed from ancient calendar rites to the modern January 1 holiday, and how people celebrate today.
A detailed guide to Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, including origins, family customs, lucky foods, red envelopes, travel, and modern changes.
Discover Chu Xi, Chinese New Year’s Eve: its legends, reunion dinner, ancestor rituals, lucky foods, modern celebrations, and what international readers should know.
Discover the Hanshi Festival, China’s ancient Cold Food Festival, including its Jie Zitui legend, no-fire customs, traditional foods, and relationship with Qingming.
Explore China’s Dragon Boat Festival, from Qu Yuan and dragon boat racing to zongzi, mugwort, realgar wine, health customs, and modern traditions.
Explore Shang Yuan Festival, better known as Lantern Festival, including its history, lantern riddles, tangyuan, public celebrations, and modern meaning.
Learn what Qingming Festival means in China, from tomb sweeping and ancestor worship to spring outings, qingtuan, willow customs, and modern family practices.
Learn what the Mid-Autumn Festival means in China, from moon worship and Chang’e legends to mooncakes, family reunions, lanterns, and modern holiday customs.