Here’s all you need to know. Journalist, blogger, podcaster and author Qin Xie previously explained for Metro: ‘Happy Chinese New Year is xin nian (new year) kuai le (happy) in Mandarin ...

The Chinese word for this cake—nian gao—is pronounced exactly like the word for "higher year," which makes this dessert lucky. The sticky rice flour cake was originally used as an offering ...

Chinese mythology suggests the origins of New Year are concerned with a battle against a monster called Nian (meaning ‘year’ in Chinese). Nian would arrive on the first day of the New Year to ...

“I would like to wish the Chinese community in Malaysia, xin nian kuai le (Happy Chinese ... “No matter what our background is, we are all Malaysians. The culture and traditions we share ...