Posts Tagged ‘新年快乐’

Happy New Year!! The Year of the Dragon 新年快乐！龙年

landawei Posted in Chinese culture, News from China，Tags: ,
23 January 2012
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Happy New Year! 新年快乐！Year of the Dragon

Happy New Year! 新年快乐！Year of the Dragon

Happy New Year!  新年快乐！万事如意！恭喜发财！红包拿来！

I suppose I’m still facing a bit of holiday fatigue from late last year, after Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and just three weeks into the new year, another holiday.

But who am I to complain??  Holidays are supposed to be a festive and fun occasion.   You get time off from work to be with friends and family.

Just as millions of people criss-cross the United States to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas, millions of people in China and Taiwan will travel home to celebrate Chinese New Year the Year of the Dragon(龙年). More »

恭禧发财 Happy Year of the Rabbit!

landawei Posted in Chinese culture，Tags: , , , ,
02 February 2011
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The Year of the Rabbit, 2011

I would like to wish all my readers at “My China Connection” a  very Happy Year of the Rabbit.   恭禧发财

I’m amazed at the magnitude of the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year.  However, I wonder why it is called also called the “Spring Festival”春节.  I’ve seen plenty of photographs of very cold weather in China.

For example, 100,000 Chinese migrant workers leaving Zhaoqing 肇庆市in Guangdong on motorbikes to escape crowned trains. More »