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Chinese New Year & Spring Festival 2008

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Year of the Pig ends and year of the Rat begins on febraury 7th 2008 till January 26th 2009

“Springfestival” or “Chinese Newyear” is nowadays well known in the West as well, though only experiencing it yourself will show you how important it is for the Chinese. The impact is huge, surely with the role China […]

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Tags: Chinese Culture · Holidays · Symbolism

Mid-Autumn festival and finally holiday for the Chinese.

September 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Mid-Autumn Festival (Simplified Chinese: 中秋节), also known as the Moon (cake) Festival, is a popular East Asian celebration of abundance and togetherness, dating back over 3,000 years to China’s Zhou Dynasty.
Consequence is one week of holiday, that is one week of possible delays. Foreigners doing business with China often forget this, because in the […]

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Tags: Chinese Culture · Holidays