Have a look at the artistic efforts from pupils at the East of England Chinese School in Nottingham. Their art teacher Bei Lei, who comes from Yunnan in China, helped them prepare these paintings especially for BBC Nottingham Online. That Go Back Thousands of Years Burning incense is often done at New Year in temples around China. The traditions of Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, can be traced back thousands of years. It is essentially a family festival and a time for reunion and thanksgiving.
Chinese people love to celebrate the festival with lots of delicious food , fireworks and music .
There are plenty of traditions, including the making of special food like rice cake, the handing out of red packets to children and the splendid Lion Dance. Try these events The Lion Dance is always a favourite at Chinese New Year. The New Year festival lasts 15 days, from the new moon until the full moon, so there is plenty of time to find a celebration to suit you. We have a few options, but if you know of any more, let us know. Some are free and others have an admission charge, but food and culture is centre stage in most of these Chinese New Year events .