The Moon Festival中秋节(zhong qiu jie)

The moon Festival or Mid Autumn Festival 中秋节(zhong qiu jie) is one of the main Chinese Traditional Festivals. It is  on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, in solar calendar, it will be on the 12th of September 2011. There are many legendary stories about moon...

Chinese Traditional Festivals

An organisation in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs asked me about Chinese Traditional Festivals, as they wanted to celebrate them. Here are the main festivals celebrated in China. 1. Chinese New Year 春节 is on 3rd Feb, 2011. It is the first day of the lunar calendar...

The first day of the Chinese New Year

We Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is the biggest festival in China, the celebration generally lasts 15 days. Thursday the 3rd Feb 2011 was the Chinese New Years day. In Australia, this day was not a public holiday. By following the Chinese...