Lunar New Year: Las Vegas Lays Out Red Carpet for Chinese Tourists

Las Vegas is laying out the red carpet for Chinese travelers with entertainment and special promotions during the Lunar New Year

Australia: Accor Hotels to Lay Out the Red Carpet for Chinese Travelers

Accor Hotels in Australia and New Zealand are laying out the Red Carpet for Chinese travelers celebrating Lunar New Year Down Under

Chinese New Year: Wax Figures of Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee to Visit London

Britain Wax representations of Hong Kong movie icons Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee will be flown from Hong Kong and Shanghai and put on display at Madam Tussauds London to welcome the Year of the Horse. Wax figure of Jackie Chan. Photo Credit: Madame Tussaud's London.   Lion dancing will take place at regular intervals. Fortune …

How to Stay Safe and Healthy During Your Chinese New Year Holiday

Advice on how to stay safe and healthy and what to do if you get sick or have an accident when traveling.

Chinese New Year’s Eve

Chinese New Year's Eve is a time of family togetherness. The day is spent bidding farewell to the old year and making preparations for the new year. The traditionally minded thank their ancestors and the gods for their blessings and protection. Chinese people that have migrated from their hometowns will head home – if they …

Chinese New Year: Days 3 & 4

Traditionally, it was customary for people to spend Chinese New Year's Eve and the first two days of the New Year with family. By days three and four, things could – quite understandably – start getting a bit tense. To avoid arguments, it was considered best to avoid relatives on the third and fourth days …

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. As the last day of the old year, everyone is busy getting haircuts, buying new clothes, going to flower markets, and doing what in the West we would call Spring Cleaning. Another important activity is the preparation of food for the next couple of days. It is important that …

San Francisco Does It Best!

Every year, the narrow streets of that city's fabled Chinatown come alive with the ear-slitting roar of firecrackers, filling the air with the scent of gunpowder and littering the sidewalks with tattered red paper.