It's officially 2025, according to the Gregorian New Year. While many turn to Western astrology, Chinese astrology offers a rich cultural perspective with its own wisdom and guidance, and the Chinese ...

For thousands of years, Chinese New Year has been celebrated throughout Asia to welcome Lichun (the beginning of spring) and new beginnings in Chinese culture. Today, this annual, 15-day celebration ...

Why is red colour considered auspicious during Chinese New Year? The significance of using red envelopes and hanging red lanterns As the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, approaches ...

Whether you're new at learning Mandarin or speaking fluently, there is a wealth of online materials to help you support your learning. But another important use of the internet for learning language ...

A student from Eritrea learns Chinese calligraphy at a booth set up by the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University during a Chinese New Year cultural event in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb 10. WU ...

Chinese, the most commonly spoken language in the world, is challenging to master. Rather than an alphabet, Chinese has thousands of characters. On top of that, the language is tonal, so how you speak ...

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Learning a new language requires ...

To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...