The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is a 15-day festival that begins today, Jan. 29.

Celebrated across Asia and beyond, it marks the start of a new year based on the cycles of the moon rather than the Gregorian calendar, when the majority of the United States and ...

[Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn] As the Year of the Snake draws near, major streets, shopping malls and communities in Shanghai are dotted with red serpentine elements to welcome the new year, ...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, marks the Chinese New Year ... a wish to put away old things and welcome the new year, according to Chinahighlights. Decorations go up the night before, which are "thought ...