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Lantern Festival
2023-02-03
Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection.
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Jinan septuagenarian creates vivid rabbit paper-cuttings
2023-02-01
Xu Jian, a 72-year-old Jinan resident, spent nearly one year creating over 150 rabbit themed paper-cutting artworks.
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Expats soak up Spring Festival culture in Liaocheng
2023-01-18
A group of expats working and living in Liaocheng, Shandong province attended an activity on Jan 13 to explore the city's unique culture as well as the festive Spring Festival atmosphere.
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Prehistoric ruins discovered in East China
2023-01-09
An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years ago has been unveiled in East China's Shandong province, with over 1,000 relics, including pottery sculptures.
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Laba porridge sweetens prelude of Chinese Lunar New Year
2022-12-30
The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba. The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year falls on Dec 30.
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Having a ball
2022-12-22
While the recently concluded World Cup was in full swing in Qatar, the people of a particular city in China were busy making soccer history of their own.
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24 Solar Terms: 9 things about Winter Solstice
2022-12-22
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 5.