Happy Year of the Monkey

Today is the first day of the New Year in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Monkey. If I were still in my Beijing apartment, this is what I would be seeing outside my living room window.

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But I’m in Minnesota now, so the only thing I’m seeing out my living room window today is blowing snow!

Here’s a round-up of recent articles about Chinese New Year.

Spring Festival Treats – A Laowai’s Adventure (The World of Chinese)

Chunwan (春晚): CCTV New Year’s Gala (What’s on Weibo)

Aerial: 30,000 Stranded at Chinese Train station (China Real Time)