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Hainan, separated by the 20 km (12 mi) wide Qiongzhou Strait from the Leizhou Peninsula of Guangdong, is the 42nd largest in the world. The area of Hainan Island (32,900 km 2 (12,700 sq mi), 97% of the province) is slightly smaller than that of Taiwan Island. To the west of Hainan Island is the Gulf of Tonkin.
- Hainan Submarine Base
Yulin Naval Base (Chinese: 楡林海军基地) is the traditional base...
- Attacked Hainan
The Battle of Hainan Island (simplified Chinese: 海南岛战役;...
- Hainan Island Incident
The Hainan Island incident occurred on April 1, 2001, when a...
- Fei
Wang Feifei (Chinese: 王霏霏; born April 27, 1987), also known...
- Hainan Submarine Base
Chinese New Year is a national public holiday in many Southeast Asian countries and considered to be one of the most important holidays of the year. Malaysia Southeast Asia's largest temple – Kek Lok Si in George Town, Penang, Malaysia – illuminated in preparation for the Chinese New Year in 2024.
- Spring Festival, Lunar New Year
- First day of the first lunar month
- When Is Chinese New Year?
- Each Year on The Chinese Zodiac Is Represented by A Different Animal.
- Traditional Activities and Customs For Spring Festival
- Spring Festival Gala in China
- Giving Red Envelopes
- Lantern Festival in China
- Dragon and Lion Dances
- Local Hainan Customs For Spring Festival
In ancient times, people started to prepare for New Year from December 23 or 24 on the Lunar calendar, and the New Year holiday would end 3 weeks later on January 19. Nowadays, Spring Festival is celebrated from January 1 to January 15 on the Lunar calendar. Chinese New Year 2023 falls on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, and celebrations culminate with ...
Legend has itthat a god beckoned all animals to bid him farewell before his departure from Earth. Only 12 of them, namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig arrived, with each given a place of honour in a year based on the order of arrival. Last year 2022 was the year of the tiger which is the third...
During Spring Festival, various kinds of traditional activities take place and many regions across China will have differences in the way they celebrate. During the festival many families will visit temples to send blessings to their ancestors. Commonly known China-wide customs to take place during this time would be, visiting family for a reunion ...
Another popular activity is watching the spring festival gala on TV. It’s a variety show, often featuring music, dance, comedy, and drama performances. It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese New Year on flagship CCTV-1 and internationally through the China Global Television Network. In 2018 the Spring Festival Gala had an audience of one bi...
Giving red envelopes (Hongbao 红包) is a common practice over Spring Festival time. The packets are usually stuffed with money and are given out by grandparents and married couples to young children or unmarried relatives. Nowadays people will send an E-Hongbao through the messaging APP ‘Wechat’. Sending of these traditional packets online has become...
Lantern Festival marks the final day of the Chinese New Year Celebrations. It is the day when people go out and light paper lanterns sending them into the night sky with their good wishes and blessings for the New Year. People also eat a glutinous rice ball snack called tang yuan on Lantern Festival. It’s a small ball which usually contains red bea...
Dragon and lion dances are also common during Spring Festival. It is believed that the loud beats of the drum and deafening sounds of the cymbals together with the face of the dragon or lion dancing aggressively can ward off evil spirits. Lions usually come across as playful, curious creatures with a penchant for mischief, whereas dragons are quick...
There are many differences between provinces and cities, each has its own regional characteristics. Brush away the dust In Hainan, there are many different customs. In Qionghai, on December 23 and 24 of the Lunar calendar, it is “Sweeping the Dust” day, which means “clearing away the old and ushering in the new”. Out with the old Every family in th...
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Apr 30, 2024 · Hainan Island is the second largest island in China. It has beautiful scenery, rare animals, interesting history, and all sorts of intangible cultural heritage items. The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, as part of welcoming the New Year, the Hainan International Media Center (HIMC) has taken artificial intelligence technology to produce some short films giving an idea of what ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Join @HainanGeo, a pictorial column co-produced by Hainan Daily New Media Center and Hainan International Media Center, in welcoming the Year of the Dragon with their 2024 "China Festival Online" Lunar New Year event, where guests from the Hainan FTP's foreign community will be invited to indulge in Hainan's unique festival flavors.
Feb 14, 2024 · People across China enjoy festive events to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year. Updated: February 14, 2024 08:58 Xinhua. Actors dance during an event celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 12, 2024. People across China are enjoying temple fairs, lantern shows and other events to celebrate the ...
