Learn why this ancient Chinese dance, rooted in Kung Fu moves, plays an important role in celebrating Lunar New Year.

Costumed lion dancers performed for two hours on a snowy Sunday to celebrate the Year of the Snake in Boston's Chinatown ...

PEI QIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Qinqiang Opera ... solo singer accompanied by percussion instruments, such as Chinese drums and cymbals, and is often based on historical or legendary stories.

Qinqiang Opera typically features a singer accompanied by percussion instruments, such as Chinese drums and cymbals, and is often based on historical or legendary stories. PEI QIANG/FOR CHINA ...

Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

It’s not every day you see a children’s lion dance troupe rehearsing to the sound of crashing cymbals and rhythmic drum beats in a dance studio in Columbia. In preparation for the China Night ...

Since late January, the Asian world has observed the Year of the Wood Snake. One of 12 animal symbols of the Chinese zodiac, the snake is associated with wisdom and wealth, perhaps auguring a period ...

The Year of the Snake meant good luck for Lunar New Year festivities at San Jose’s Santana Row on Saturday, which were ...

The pop-pop-pop of firecrackers greeted the new year outside a temple in Malaysia, followed by lion dances to the rhythmic beat of drums and cymbals In ... Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam ...