The Chinese calendar, which underpins the Lunar New Year, is a lunisolar system combining lunar and solar cycles. A month is based on a lunar cycle averaging 29.5 days, with 12 lunar months ...

This year emphasizes thoughtfulness and adaptability, characteristic traits of the Snake. Mark your calendars! The much-awaited Chinese New Year is just around the corner, starting on January 29 ...

Year of the Snake – the Wood Snake, to be precise. This year the two-week-long Chinese New Year holiday begins on January 29 ...