Day 2 of the second lunar month - Dragon Head-raising Day The Chinese character 龙 ("long"), meaning dragon, a legendary creature in Chinese culture that symbolizes power and majesty, is the ...

Everybody likes dragons, so the companies want to deliver dragon-designed lai see packets to their customers." It is Chinese tradition ... said Geraldine Walsh, head of marketing for Asia at ...

Chinese New Year is upon us, with celebrations starting on Saturday, February 10 to welcome in the year of the dragon. The two-week festival marks the beginning of a new Lunar year – and a new ...

Some key differences: The Chinese dragon breathes clouds or other water-related substances instead of fire. Their head often resembles a camel (or some other animal), and they are not dangerous ...

Longtaitou means "dragon raises its head." It is on this day that people traditionally go get their first haircut since the Chinese New Year for good luck. At Silian Hairdressing, a time-honored ...

[Photo/Xinhua] The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second month on the traditional Chinese calendar every year, and ...

Mark your calendars—Chinese New Year 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 29! While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol ...

The Year of the Dragon is the fifth animal of 12 in the Chinese zodiac calendar. "A dragon in China, as a culture, it's a spirit, it's a symbol," Chen Yang, a professor of Chinese culture and ...

At an ancient Tang Dynasty site in Hebei Province, south of Beijing, archaeologists discovered a rare ceramic sculpture. Siyi via Unsplash Seven years into excavations at a Tang Dynasty site in ...

Chinese Opera performers, 12 Zodiac animals and Ancient Army characters. A number of road closures will be in place as the dragon and dancers head to Chinatown via Mount Street, Peter Street ...