A woman carries a section of a dragon in February 2024 during a Chinese dragon dance at a Lunar New Year Festival in Austin, Texas. The Year of the Snake. Here's your guide to the Lunar New Year ...

Directed by Tan YuanYuan, the production brings an amalgamation of classical Chinese dance, Western ballet and martial arts to Lincoln Center.

Each year is represented by one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, each holding specific personality traits. Last year was the year of the Wood Dragon, while 2025 is the year of the Wood Snake.

Let the countdown to Chinese New Year begin! According to the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year — also called the Spring Festival — falls on Feb. 10 and celebrates the year of the Wood Dragon.

Just as valuable, the year of the snake jewelry is connected with trade, thriller, and a better understanding of the self. To the Chinese, the Snake means awareness, change, and gentle thought.

The dragon, for instance, which was celebrated in 2024, represents power, strength, good luck and wisdom. Past years of the snake were 2013, 2001 and 1989. Surprising Fact ...

Chinese and Western astrology are both systems of divining meaning and ascribing qualities to individuals based on their date and/or time of birth. Both systems are divided into 12 respective ...

Dinocephalosaurus orientalis's snake-like body was 16 feet long and lived in Triassic China. The newly revealed specimen allows scientists to depict the creature in full for the first time.