Your fortunes in the Year of Rat
Chinese horoscope experts say 2008 - the Year of the Rat - is about conservatism and practicality. Here's a rundown on your Chinese sign and my predictions in 2008. My general prediction: All is well. more>>
Fireworks display in Hong Kong celebrates Year of Rat
Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong watched here Friday evening a resplendent fireworks display to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or, the Year of the Rat.
- Chinese greet Year of the Rat with unity, relief after winter storms clear
(Feb 07, 08:43 GMT) - Chinese leaders extend Spring Festival greetings to people (Feb 05, 12:56 GMT)
New Year Preparations & Celebrations
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- Chinese migrant workers find Lunar New Year warmth away from home (Feb 07, 07:43 GMT)
- Chinese families, friends mark Lunar New Year in 'homes away from home' (Feb 06, 21:08 GMT)
- Pre-festival cross-Strait charter flights wind up amid severe weather (Feb 06, 20:35 GMT)
- Millions can not return native home for festive gatherings (Feb 06, 02:43 GMT)
- Cross-Straits charter flight leaves Beijing for Spring Festival trip (Feb 02, 10:15 GMT)
- Charter flight takes Taiwan compatriots home from Shanghai (Feb 02, 05:59 GMT)
- Snow-stranded Chinese couples hold wedding ceremonies on the road (Feb 01, 09:13 GMT)
- Passengers to be home for holiday (Feb 01, 01:33 GMT)
- Guangdong: 60% of migrant workers heed call to avoid holiday travel (Jan 31, 16:32 GMT)
- Snow havoc forces cancellation of more than 3,250 flights over six days (Jan 31, 14:56 GMT)
- Migrant workers sleeping rough in China's big freeze (Jan 30, 07:50 GMT)
- Migrant workers advised to stay in cities for Spring Festival amid heavy snow (Jan 29, 06:31 GMT)
- Chinese make 53 mln bus trips on first day of Spring Festival travel peak (Jan 23, 16:34 GMT)
- Lunar New Year traveler peak season starts on Jan.18 (Jan 18, 11:11 GMT)
- China to brace for record numbers of travellers over Spring Festival holiday (Jan 16, 12:36 GMT)
- New year millions on move in Shanghai (Jan 16, 02:08 GMT)
- Chinese mainland, Taiwan to offer 94 chartered flights in Chinese New Year (Jan 14, 15:15 GMT)
- China to see 22 million people travel by air during Spring Festival (Jan 11, 13:55 GMT)
Photos
- Folk customs revive on temple fairs (Feb 08, 11:27 GMT)
- Spring coming to China in New Year holiday (Feb 08, 14:05 GMT)
- Week-long Festival celebration gets started (Feb 07, 05:22 GMT)
- New Year celebrations (Feb 06, 08:04 GMT)
- Lunar New Year in the air (Feb 05, 03:10 GMT)
- Fragrance fills Hong Kong New Year Fair (Feb 03, 13:42 GMT)
- Chinese Lunar New Year draws near (Jan 31, 05:18 GMT)
- Celebration of forthcoming Chinese Spring Festival in Cairo (Jan 31, 02:50 GMT)
- Gold mice popular in Year of Rat (Jan 31, 01:46 GMT)
- Porcelain trays with "rat" greet Year of the Rat (Jan 25, 13:56 GMT)
- Hong Kong children learn to make festival dim sum (Jan 25, 03:57 GMT)
- Country road, take me home (Jan 24, 01:28 GMT)
- Spring Festival decoration (Jan 22, 08:32 GMT)
- Mickey Mouse fashion show at HK Disneyland (Jan 22, 01:48 GMT)
- Hainan citizens choose Spring Festival decoration (Jan 21, 13:44 GMT)
- Residents purchase New Year paintings (Jan 21, 08:13 GMT)
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Red couplets, red lanterns, red paper-cuts, red fireworks, red Chinese knots and more ?V there's even red underwear. But it's not just red that's all around ?V there are rats, rats and more rats. more>>