Chinese New Year 2023 falls on Sunday, January 22 nd, 2023, and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 5 th. China’s public holiday will be January 31 st – February 06 th . Each year on the Chinese Zodiac is represented by a different animal. The inaugural Bo’ao New Year's Eve Fireworks Festival. (Photo by "Discover Qionghai" WeChat official account) A series of colorful tourism promotion activities (such as the 2025 Hainan International Motorcycle Carnival, the Haikou Lantern Festival Fireworks Gala, the 2024 'Taste of Changsha in Sanya' International Food Carnival and New Year’s Hunan Food Festival, Wenchang’s New Year's Sweeping and dusting the house, eating a huge New Year's Eve dinner, ringing in the New Year, and giving New Year's greetings to friends and relatives There are many different customs that show how important this holiday is for the Chinese people. Over a month ago, the 78th UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution to designate Spring Festival as a UN holiday, which means that A series of colorful tourism promotion activities (such as the 2025 Hainan International Motorcycle Carnival, the Haikou Lantern Festival Fireworks Gala, the 2024 'Taste of Changsha in Sanya' International Food Carnival and New Year’s Hunan Food Festival, Wenchang’s New Year's Eve and Season of Thanksgiving events, and the inaugural Bo’ao Hainan CNY: Daring and Delightful Dragon Dances. Spring Festival Haikou holiday guide. This Spring Festival HNA expects to transport 5.26 million passengers to/from The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th. The Chinese New Year of 2026 falls on February 17th (Tuesday), and will last to February 21th. It is the Year People shop for flowers at a local market for the upcoming Chinese New Year in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 6, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] People shop for seafood at a local fair for the upcoming Chinese New Year in Linyi County, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 6, 2024. The Hainan Free Trade Port in southern China has shown its potential for international conferencing and incentives having organised a major series of events for the Chinese Spring Festival and Lunar New Year, centred on cultural heritage. A 300-event programme included activities such as Hainan Opera spear tricks, Lantern Festival flower exchange, carp lantern spring festival celebration The Li and Miao ethnic groups are also gearing up for the Chinese New Year with a series of traditional activities and cultural events. The ethnic groups predominantly reside in southern China's Hainan Province. Shao Peng has the story. Crusoe’s Island New Year’s Special Offer – Haikou – December 31. Dear friends, CRUSOE’S ISLAND wishes you a Very Happy New Year! Special offer for 31st December from 11 am till 9 pm (lunch or dinner) 15% off on orders over 100 yuan. Location: 五西路驰天钰园 23-1 Contact number: 18608975613 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 December 30-January 2: Happy New Year. If you're into Chinese rap and hip hop, click on this link to learn about shows available to ring in the new year. Thurs Dec 30-Jan 2, times vary; contact the organizer for more information about door price. Club DB and bpm. December 31: New Year Countdown Party. Fri Dec 31, 7pm-late; Free. FreeGen. Editor's notes: “Of all the festivals, the Lunar New Year comes first”, or so the ancient Chinese saying goes. As the grandest of the Chinese traditional festivals and the start of the Lunar New Year in China, Spring Festival is a time for gathering with family and the carrying out of ancient customs, bringing not only an air of ceremony to the festive period, but also hope and blessings Chinese New Year 2025 Jan 21, 2025; Luggage storage at Haikou international airport Oct 23, Travel with toddler - help with driver or hainan tour guide Aug 30, 2019; To welcome the New Year, Hainan hosted a gathering for foreign professionals in Haikou on December 26 th.Nearly 100 foreign experts and their families, representing over 30 countries, joined the event to celebrate their contributions and connect with the local community. the saxophone, gardeners taking a nap under a palm tree with Hainan wicker hats protecting their faces from the sun, a group of people practicing yoga or martial arts (with swords!), entire families wearing Hawaiian-patterned-matching shirts and shorts (priceless!), and of course the fishermen with their long fishing poles and nets 4 February 2025 (Tuesday) Chinese New Year Day 7 正月初七 (7:00pm) “The Evening of Longevity” Dinner by Sin Chew Daily 星洲日报《松鹤之夜》晚宴; 5 February 2025 (Wednesday) Chinese New Year Day 8 正月初八 (8:00pm) Spring Festival Concert 新春演唱会; 6 February 2025 (Thursday) Chinese New Year Day 9 正月初九 As the Chinese New Year approaches, nearly 100 foreigners from more than 40 countries gathered in Haikou, China, for a celebration to welcome the upcoming Spring Festival. SHANGHAI: Shoppers visiting China's island province of Hainan spent a record 2.49 billion yuan (US$346.2 million) on duty-free goods over the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday, data from Haikou In Hainan, students can experience Chinese festivals such as the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival, all of which provide unique opportunities to observe and participate in traditional practices.
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