Like many age-old practices, the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Double ... as the fifth lunar month in Chinese culture was an unlucky month, and the fifth day an unlucky day.

The festival, meaning “clean” and “bright” in Chinese, is considered auspicious, or lucky, and will be observed on April 5 this year. The ancient celebration dates back more than 2,500 ...

From wolfing down too many mooncakes to rounding up your entire family to marvel at the full moon, there are certain traditions without which the Mid-Autumn Festival simply wouldn’t be the same.

The flower festival, held the second month of the ... (618-907), and the folk music duet in the Gold Plaza blends ancient Chinese music with modern melodies, drawing large crowds.

But in ancient China, meteor showers were more than a stunning display. Early records of 'falling stars' often hinted at consequences believed to follow these rare events. Produced by Ellenoor ...