Hong Kong — For Twinko Li and her family, the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong means feasting, visiting relatives and taking in a slapstick festive film. The Li family is not unusual. The Lunar New Year is by far the biggest festival in the calendar and it is a rare Hong Kong family that does not mark...

Hong Kong — In the lead-up to the Lunar New Year, it is a common practice in the city to consult a fortune teller. “One month before Chinese New Year is one of the busiest period of the year,” fortune-teller John Choi Wai-Hung said. “People ask for their individual year fortune forecast to...

Hong Kong — There’s no mistaking the occasion. The streets are quiet. Flower trucks abound. Large open areas sprout pop-up stalls and holiday-makers. Six signs that it’s Lunar New Year’s Day in Hong Kong: Sign 1: The town is painted red — literally Most of the decorations...

Beijing — Hailed as the largest annual human migration in the world, this year’s Chunyun or “Spring Festival travel” was no exception. The nightmare of simply getting a seat on a train or a plane was compounded by new anti-scalping rules requiring buyers to register their names....

  Jiangxi-At midnight on new year’s eve, the medium-sized temple-Dongyue Temple-at Shangrao city, Jiangxi Province, were crowded with more than 100 people burning incense and making vows to the buddha. It is an old tradition in China that those who burn incense earlier in the new year will be...

Hong Kong — The four days leading up to the Lunar New Year holiday are make or break for flower vendor Ng Donoan. That’s when he makes the bulk of his sales of flowers, a vital part of the holiday festivities. But this year, higher rents and chilly temperatures threaten to eat into his profits....

Delhi — While Delhi prepared to celebrate India’s Republic Day this January, a small community in the capital held its own celebrations. Lunar New Year for the city’s Chinese community was a small, but memorable affair. The Chinese Embassy held its annual New Year for expatriates and...

Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province — Lunar New Year is not only about food, fireworks and family gatherings. Worship plays an important part of the festival. Join visitors to the Jinshan Temple, as they gather to pray for prosperity in the Year of the Dragon: Click on the arrows on the bottom left to progress...