Puzhai Village, located in Fengshun County in Guangdong province, has been hosting fire dragon dance shows every year during China’s Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the Lunar ...

China's "dragon" baby boom may boost population in 2024, report says By Reuters February 22, 20249:17 PM PSTUpdated February 22, 2024 ...

For many, this year – the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac calendar – marks the return of normal travel for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. China’s ...

But 2024 may just see another baby boom for China, for the same reason as 12 years ago: it’s a Year of the Dragon. Dragons are a big deal in Chinese culture.

For many young Chinese these days, the calculus of having a child is changing. We hear from two women in China — one pregnant with a "dragon baby," and one not.

However, in the dragon year before that, 2000, China's fertility rate was 0.23 births per 1,000, fewer than 1999's year of the rabbit and 0.17 fewer than 2001's year of the snake.

In 2000—a dragon year—China reported a fertility rate of 1.22 births per 1,000 women, down 0.23 from 1999's year of the rabbit and 0.17 fewer than in 2001, a year of the snake.