Our New Year Rocks! How About Yours?
How do people around the world ring in the new year?
From the Shehuo celebrations in Central Plains to the Naochuntian in Fujian and Taiwan,
From the Yangge dance in Northeast China to the Nuo opera in the Southwest,
From the dragon boat tunes of Hubei to the Paolong Festival in Guangxi.
Across the 9.6 million square kilometers of Chinese land,
The signals to welcome the new year are almost simultaneously released.
Every small place shares in the abundance of the New Year.
Diverse and vibrant—all are the Chinese New Year!
Photo by City Wanderer
It is a farewell ceremony to the past year,
And also a welcoming ritual for the new year.
It stems from the Chinese understanding of the universe,
Bringing the first warmth of spring.
Fire also symbolizes humanity’s courage to conquer nature.
Dragon dance performers are undoubtedly the hardest-working group during the Spring Festival.
Photo by Tian Jian
Still capable of bringing new surprises to people.
Many heroic figures have been deified,
Evolving into cultural symbols,
Becoming timeless New Year traditions.
It has become internalized as part of our national character.
Running about in the rice fields, sharing joy with the people.
The continuous pioneering and exploration of heaven, earth, and all things by ancient Chinese ancestors,
Brought us the splendid Chinese civilization,
"Ripening once a year, hence it was named after the year."
The sense of achievement from harvest and the satisfaction of abundance,
Sketching a scene of "people and creatures rejoicing in prosperity."
A dazzling fish swims among Hui-style houses,
This is the wondrous spark where Jiangnan culture and Huizhou traditions
Collide here.
There is always the "Lantern Fish Festival" to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
Like the saltwater bee fireworks resembling swarms of dancing bees,
This is the new symphony woven together
By Minnan, Taiwanese, and Hakka cultures on the treasure island of Taiwan.
"Flutes and drums follow as the Spring Festival nears, simple attire preserves ancient customs."
The Shehuo tradition, passed down for millennia across the Chinese land,
Still boasts many enthusiasts in the north.
Shehuo is the annual carnival of the Chinese people.
High platforms, stilts, land boats, dragon dances, lion dances, yangko...
Shehuo conceals a heroic spirit in countless forms.
And the people of the Northeast, north of the north,
fill this vast expanse of land;
adding a vibrant hue to the white mountains and black waters.
The most important meal of the year is none other than the taste of the New Year.
Every family's feast requires careful harmony.
Ashou Village, Dali County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province,
where villagers make dough sculptures for the Flower Bun Competition and to worship the Medicine King on the second day of the second lunar month.
Photo by Ran Yujie, from the MOOK "A Bite of China: New Year"
Image/VCG, from the MOOK "A Bite of China: New Year"
savoring the flavors closest to nature.
Photo by Li Zhixiong, from the MOOK "A Bite of China: New Year"
The Zhanggan Tower in the Huang Clan Ancestral Hall, Putian,
from the MOOK "A Bite of China: New Year"
Sweet melons and fruits, fragrant baked naan,
are indispensable elements of the Uyghur New Year.
enriching the Chinese New Year's dining table.
The significance of the Spring Festival for the Chinese people,
lies not only in the millennia-old traditions,
nor merely in the unique foods not usually eaten,
but also in allowing us to pause briefly in our busy lives,
Photo by Xie Jixiang, sourced from "A Bite of China: New Year" by Didao Fengwu MOOK
Falling on red rice paper symbolizing prosperity,
The Chinese emphasis on auspicious meanings,
Is vividly reflected in the small Spring Festival couplets.
Photo by Xu Chongde, sourced from "A Bite of China: New Year" by Didao Fengwu MOOK
The Pearl of the Orient is a window to the world,
And also a fertile ground for the thriving development of traditional Chinese culture.
Composed of three buildings—the Man Mo Temple, the Lit Shing Kung, and the Kung Sor,
The "Wenchang Festival" is held to worship the God of Literature.
Photo by Herman
Every minute and second feels like a countdown to returning home.
After a performance by a stilt-yangko team,
The warmth of human life lies most in reunion.
Relatives within the five degrees of mourning gather together,
A village's last New Year celebration in their old home before demolition.
It is the unrestrained joy in the children's eyes.
The waist drum is a traditional Chinese percussion instrument,
Representing the simplicity and boldness of the people on the Loess Plateau.
From the water towns of Jiangnan to the Songnen Plain,
From the snowy mountain city to the banks of the Yellow River,
Every household uses the most familiar ways,
to paint a unique Spring Festival scene that belongs to the Chinese people.
In the Year of the Rabbit, may your family be healthy and everything go smoothly!
Image Editors | Nefu TAO, Wang Jiale, Jingyu, Wu Xuewen
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