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Something to Celebrate: Little-Known Chinese Festivals for Spring (and Other Seasons)
The tropical island of Hainan offers a plethora of ancient and modern holidays not often celebrated in the rest of the country
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The Surprisingly Ancient Origins of Christmas in China
From Christians in the Tang dynasty to all-night parties in early 1900s Shanghai, the Western holiday has a longer history in China than most people think
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Fading Festivities, Part 2
From “sky-repairing” to “clothes-drying,” here are some obscure and forgotten Chinese festivals
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The TWOC Guide to Shopping Festivals
Shop when these days drop: these are the “shopping holidays” designed to make people part with cash
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