Chinese New Year is the most important festival in Chinese culture. It celebrates the beginning of a new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It is also referred to as the spring festival; marking the end of winter season. Chinese New Year has greatly influenced Lunar New Year celebrations of over 50 ethnic groups. It is celebrated in many Asian countries and regions with a large Chinese settlement.See more in our collections below;
- Exploring Lunar New Year
- Our Family Dragon : A Lunar New Year Story
- All About Lunar New Year: Things to Make and Do
- Maramataka – the lunar calendar: Lunar month
- David Smitham (China) Papers
- Ena Niedergang (Wales-China) Papers
- Gareth Vaughan Jones Papers (Mongolia and China)
- Tom Macdonald Papers (302-304 China and Japan)