China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Japan has too many criminals and earthquakes to be safe for Chinese people.
Chinese New Year
Local resident reveals the secret spots you won’t want to miss during this breathtaking festival.
From playfully cute to quietly elegant, these beautiful bovines are here to keep you company on your coffee break.
Effortlessly twirling and leaping, these acrobats are amazing… even outside of their costumes!
Videos show lunar New Year treats require a forceful stabbing that breaks hearts while making mouths water.
A seriously cold snap in China leaves one residential community looking like it came straight out of Disney’s Frozen.
The Lunar New Year is China’s biggest holiday and the time when most of the country travels back home in impressive numbers, prays for luck and of course spends some quality time with family who remind their adult children why they’re failing at life. And the Spring Festival, as it’s commonly called, can be an exceptionally annoying time for single 20- and 30-somethings whose more traditional parents gripe constantly about the lack of a significant other and the every-decreasing hope of a grandchild. A Chinese comedy group put out a video recently that offers single woman a solution to this headache—a company that rents out boyfriends to impress your parents and get them off your case until the next New Year holiday.
January 31st marked the Lunar New Year, and this is a time when many flock to temples and light incense and pray for the new year.
China News, cited by Chinascope, reported that a temple in Zhejiang Province used this opportunity to jack up prices for the chance to light the first incense. The temple reportedly charged $19,470 to light the first incense.
As many of you may know, the past week was the absolute busiest time to travel in China. With the New Year’s holiday coming up, many people who work in the big cities make the several hour, and in some cases several day, journey back home to be with family. With all those people trying to move around the country at roughly the same time, things are going to get a little cozy. Making matters worse, many passengers seem to have missed the trash receptacles, instead choosing to throw their garbage into the aisle.
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