News & Insights Across Asia
The 39th China Qinhuai Lantern Festival has illuminated Nanjing, featuring 352 lantern installations across five areas. Blending tradition and modernity, the festival offers visitors an immersive cultural experience.
Ciqikou Ancient Town in Chongqing is illuminated with vibrant lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere as the Spring Festival approaches. The 1,000-year-old town is famed for its traditional architecture and ancient temples.
Explore the vibrant journey from the Winter Solstice to the Lantern Festival, unveiling Chinese New Year rituals that bridge ancient traditions with the promise of spring renewal.
Singapore’s Chinatown is celebrating the Lunar New Year with a dazzling snake-themed lantern display, ushering in the Year of the Snake with vibrant decorations and festivities until February 27.
Discover the sweet tradition of tangyuan—glutinous rice balls filled with sesame or peanut paste—that symbolize family unity and good fortune during Chinese New Year.
Zigong’s famed Lantern Festival has begun its trial run, offering a dazzling preview of over 200 lantern displays that celebrate the city’s ancient artistry and rich cultural heritage.
The Mawei-Matsu Lantern Festival has begun in Fujian Province, uniting both sides of the Taiwan Straits in a celebration of Chinese New Year traditions. Featuring lanterns from the mainland and the Taiwan region, the festival runs for a record 53 days.
Nanjing celebrated the arrival of the new year with a spectacular lantern show, featuring a magnificent snake-shaped lantern to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year—the Year of the Snake.
With over 100 dazzling lantern displays across five themed zones, Yinchuan’s lantern festival in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is drawing increasing crowds in 2025, the Year of the Snake.
Nanjing’s Confucius Temple welcomes the Year of the Snake with vibrant snake-themed lantern displays, drawing visitors to celebrate Chinese New Year amidst rich folk traditions and festive nostalgia.
As the New Year begins, Asia unveils a series of cultural and technological events, from new film releases in Chinese theaters and Shanghai’s Lantern Festival to the rise of Africa’s gaming industry.
Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival celebrates the Year of the Snake with spectacular lantern installations inspired by ancient Chinese literature, captivating visitors until February 12, 2025.
A stunning 16-meter-high snake lantern installation at Nanjing’s Zhonghua Gate lights up the historic city wall, blending tradition and innovation to welcome the Year of the Snake and 2025.
Over 1,000 giant Zigong lanterns illuminate Beijing’s Wenyuhe Park, infusing the city with light and culture ahead of New Year celebrations.
Experience the magic of the New Year at Beijing’s Wenyu River Park with the “Beijing Thousand Lantern Night” festival, featuring over a thousand colorful Zigong lanterns from December 28 to March 2025.
Beijing welcomes 2025 with the “Beijing Thousand Lantern Night”, a spectacular lantern show at Wenyu River Park showcasing over a thousand colorful Zigong lanterns. Experience an immersive celebration of traditional Chinese culture this New Year.
Yueqing’s Jewelry Dragon is a unique, moving lantern with over 400 years of history. Adorned with lifelike figurines, it captivates audiences during grand Lantern Festival parades, showcasing exquisite Chinese craftsmanship.
Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival opens January 1, celebrating the New Year with dazzling displays inspired by the “Classic of Mountains and Seas.” Experience vibrant culture and tradition in the heart of Shanghai.
The Happy Coast 2025 Super Lantern Festival has kicked off in Shenzhen, dazzling visitors with stunning lantern displays and showcasing China’s intangible cultural heritage.
Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival lights up New Year’s Day with snake-shaped lanterns celebrating the upcoming Year of the Snake, offering a vibrant cultural experience until February 12, 2025.