Chinese New Year

All news and posts of our editorial team on the topic

New Year celebration under pandemic conditions
Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic who prefer to remain anonymous. Today's article talks about the first New Year's celebration with the family after the end of zero-Covid. continue reading →
Patten predicts end of dictatorship
Hong Kong’s last governor, Chris Patten, had some words of encouragement for the city’s residents in a New Year’s Greetings. In his video message, the politician predicted the end of the authoritarian rule of the Communist Party. “What always happens to dictatorships and the things they do is they disappear sooner or later into the […] continue reading →
New year rabbit from hell
Hidden criticism of the Communist Party, collector's items and even investment: At the beginning of the new year, the rabbit stamps by artist Huang Yongyu caused a buzz in China – both online and in post offices. China's postal service is printing millions of these stamps, and yet they are instantly sold out. Because Huang's stamps are notorious in China. continue reading →
Travel wave amid many Covid infections
The New Year’s travel wave amid high Covid numbers is approaching its peak. Since the borders were opened on Jan. 8 in the wake of the easing of strict pandemic restrictions, an average of half a million people per day have already entered or left the country, state media report, citing representatives of the immigration […] continue reading →
Year of the rabbit
China hops into the rabbit year. That means it’s time to take a look inside the rabbit hutch of Chinese culture. Time to take a look inside the rabbit hutch of Chinese culture. While the Easter bunny is the best-known breed in the West, the “moon rabbit” (月兔 yuètù) or “jade rabbit” (玉兔 yùtù) munches […] continue reading →