Posts Tagged ‘Chinese festivals’

Dragon Boat Festival weekend tour

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

On the weekend of the Dragon Boat Festival, 20-22 June, I was invited by Chinese friends to again experience the spectacular scenery around their village in southern Shanxi Province (you can see pictures from my earlier trip here). Dragon Boat races are traditionally a southern China event, but we did see races on a lake in Qin County as part of our travels. Other places we visited weekend included a 1000-year old cliff temple (Gaohuanyundong), Huangya Cave Arsenal (part of the Red Army resistance against the Japanese invasion), and Taiji Grand Canyon including an ancient cliff village.
Dragon Boat races, Qin County

Dragon Boat races, Qin County

1000-year old cliff temple (Gaohuanyundong)

1000-year old cliff temple (Gaohuanyundong)

Walking to Huangya Cave Arsenal

Walking to Huangya Cave Arsenal

Walking to Huangya Cave Arsenal

Walking to Huangya Cave Arsenal

Huangya Cave

Huangya Cave

Taiji Grand Canyon

Taiji Grand Canyon

Ancient cliff village, Taiji Grand Canyon

Ancient cliff village, Taiji Grand Canyon

Happy Chinese New Year 2014!

Friday, January 31st, 2014

Wishing everyone “Gong Xi Fa Cai” – happy Chinese New Year – and the very best for the Year of the Horse.  Find out more in the CCTV English Special Feature 2014 Spring Festival.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2013!

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

Today the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated across China and in many other parts of the world. People are enjoying the traditional mooncakes, and looking forward to this evening’s gala, which this year is being held in Meizhou in Guangdong Province. To find out more visit the CCTV 2013 Mid-Autumn Festival special feature.

China celebrates the Lantern Festival

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

On Sunday people across China celebrated the Lantern Festival, the final event of the month-long Spring Festival. Find out about the different Lantern Festival traditions around China in the CCTV English Culture Express news story People celebrate Lantern Festival around China.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Saturday, February 9th, 2013

Today is the eve of the Chinese New Year – wishing everyone a very Happy New Year and the very best for the coming Year of the Snake! Don’t forget to watch the web version of the Chinese New Year gala on the CCTV News website.