Celebrating the New Year abroad has become a good tradition among our compatriots. One of the most popular countries where Russians are rushing to meet the New Year is China. Traditionally, the national New Year's holiday in China is celebrated on the first new moon in the year between January 20 and February 20, according to the Gregorian calendar, however, and the world's New Year has been awaited for a long time.

Beijing is beginning to prepare for the holiday long before its arrival . The streets of the city are decorated with garlands and colorful Chinese lanterns, huge figures of deer and unicorns with whole columns of multi-colored balls grow up at the shopping centers, Christmas trees are exposed at the entrance doors - the main attribute of the holiday is . Prenovoy dnyaya turmoil felt in shops and markets, as the season of sales has already started . The celebrations in Beijing - it's incredibly colorful show on the streets of the city, until the result of the ongoing am nightly festivities, enchanting program in restaurants and exciting excursions .

New Year at altitude

If the New Year and snow drifts are inseparable for you, then the ski resorts of China will be an excellent place for the main winter holiday . Standing on the peak of the world, anticipating an incredible speed descent, feeling warm of a loved one, flying cable car over a bottomless chasm, sip celebratory champagne at the top of the mountain - for those whose dreams are infinitely far from home get-togethers at the festive table, as if created by the most exciting and amazing places of the country - ski resorts Cheyban, Yabuli and Beydahu . Here you will find numerous trails of various levels of difficulty and length ski jump, freestyle zone .

Resorts abound in the spectacular scenery: growing white peaks of the mountains, evergreens, a mirror lakes, unusual trees, wild animals

Not only the winter resorts and picturesque nature will please you by the mountain resorts of China. New Year celebration is accompanied by fascinating excursions, a disco, a walk, and, of course, entertaining cultural program.

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Holiday on the beach

And here lovers to luxuriate in the rays of the gentle sun and splash tsya in turquoise waves for the New Year invites Hainan . This fabulous tropical island will impress its guests a diverse holiday program for every taste . fun show, all kinds of rides, water fun, boating, dancing on the beach - New Year on the island Hainan is celebrated on a special scale . Gourmets will enjoy the New Year's menu, including skillfully prepared dishes of traditional and international cuisines . Here you can feel the exciting approach of the holiday .

Celebrations in the cities

In honor of New Year's lights neon lights the huge Shanghai. Tourists rush to the quay of the Huangpu River to enjoy this amazing spectacle. Neon lights are turned on twice: by December 31 and early February, on the Chinese New Year. In monasteries sounds of bells ringing, Shanghai's streets are filled with huge dragons and lions, the locals entertain theatrical performances, and march proudly along the river decorated boats filled with enthusiastic tourists

The celebrations in Beijing -. It's incredibly colorful show on the streets of the city, to the result of the ongoing the very morning of night walks, enchanting programs in restaurants and exciting excursions

Harbin will please citizens and tourists with a snow and ice festival, during which festive performances are held in the city and exhibitions and concerts. The city center is decorated with giant sculptures of ice, illuminated by all the colors of the rainbow.

Those who were fortunate enough to be in the Middle Kingdom during the celebration of the Chinese New Year are waiting for acquaintance with the ancient and very interesting traditions. On the eve of the New Year, the Chinese are hanging paper lanterns of red color everywhere, stocking up fireworks to scare off evil spirits, and buying gifts. The celebration is held in the circle of relatives, and the festive dinner will not begin until the whole family has gathered. Touching the custom to allocate seats at the table for those guests who could not attend the holiday.

At the end of the dinner, the Chinese exchange red envelopes with money that promises happiness in the New Year.

In some families, the tradition of giving each other a necklace of a hundred coins symbolizing a long life. After the New Year, the Chinese leave the house according to the direction indicated in the horoscope and do 10 steps - this rite of the "first exit" expresses the reverence for the God of joy. Well, as without mandarins, getting two mandarins as a gift means a wish for prosperity.

Catholic Christmas is a completely new trend for China, here it is not a family holiday, some compare it with the celebration of Valentine's Day. To celebrate Christmas, prefers young people, not particularly delving into the religious background of the event. A traditional Christmas present in China is apples that symbolize peace.