Festive mood and mass movement across China ahead of Lunar New Year

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With the Lunar New Year just days away, holiday activities and celebrations are getting underway in cities across China. People reuniting with families and friends will make about 3 billion trips by road, air and rail during what is also known as the Spring Festival in China. The highlight of the festivities will be the start of the Year of the Rat on Saturday, January 25, 2020.
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[@Theo-bk6qj]

I remember when I travel to visit my mom parents when Chinese New Year arrive. It is such a great time and not only that but also it is an opportunity to relax and hang out with your family

[@krakent8791]

I'm Chinese but I'm totally dreaded to celebrate lunar new year. Wish I could be a kid again. Back then, celebrating lunar new year was the happiest moment.

[@richmondzoilo9667]

I'm not chinese, but yea, celebrating Christmas or birthdays when we are young is so fun unlike today :

[@yourhighness6790]

Hi! I'm learning Chinese in the university (1st year) and on February 1st we will do a programme about Chinese New Year. I tried to look for information on the internet but it's either very basic or fully in Chinese.ಥ‿ಥ Can you please give us some tips or recommendations on what we can do?

[@angeliquewu8318]

@@yourhighness6790 Uh. Wear red, eat dumplings, eat fish, eat chicken, GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY (VERY IMPORTANT). The fish, chicken, and dumplings are all eaten at one big family meal called Nian Ye Fan (New Years Evening Meal). You might also put door stickers on the side of the door, and also stick a fu sticker upside down on the door. Hanging red lanterns around is also a thing. These are the basics, at least.

[@superzirui]

@@Rain755 在中国黑色白色属于丧葬文化用的颜色，红色代表喜庆，结婚

[@smashville6217]

Who would’ve known our lives would change forever just a few days after this !!!!

[@1houroflove186]

0:20 Another DRONE flies across our DRONE. Happy Chinese New Year to you all. 🎉🧧🎊

[@esenapajkcuf]

Happy LUNAR newyear

[@tashitashi749]

Safe journey to everyone who are travelling to spend new year with their family n loving one . Happy new year .

[@ECSUAREZ]

T

[@btbees1]

Looks like a wonderful event. Happy Chinese New Year to all!

[@esenapajkcuf]

Happy LUNAR NEWYEAR

[@silossilos1927]

Everything is so magical! I love the lunar new year celebrations 🥰

[@TheArchmage100]

It's beautiful. We Indians too celebrate New Year festival on 15th Jan every year. It's called "Makar Sankranti". It's a Hindu festival.

[@ttvic2182]

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

[@yengwei3343]

Not Lunar New Year, is Chinese New Year!!! 农历是阴阳合历 lunisolar calender ，就算越南人和韩国人一起庆祝，也是Chinese New Year ，尊重一下当年发明的人。

[@renandy0079]

Happy new years, please give me a lot of red packets!!!🙇orz🙇 Three times kneeling for my 28yo single life.

[@coolmonkey619]

Get married

[@waylonsmythers7714]

Beautiful homogenous country . The West can't say the same

[@MegaMultiDiamond]

happy Chinese new year who does it or celebrates it:D

[@宝宝-n8q]

我想回家！

[@Tekhelet75]

宝宝 you better not. Wuhan virus.

[@tiredaf218]

@@Tekhelet75 Awe u forgot to take ur medications for ur brain today

[@Swadhapriyaa]

Wow 🤩😍 so nice

[@BinjiYoungiQ]

Father i being hostel for no reason im in long beach CALIFORNIA im self independent no kids why biden accusing for the coust of 2019 with his canedayes that i don't want ever

[@elonemusk1323]

What's the background song

[@deniecedonnafield4749]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🇺🇸❤️

[@SShiJie]

*Wuhan Virus has joined the chat*

[@4ejl]

its looks scary...

[@噶噶-x8r]

Actually, it's Chinese New Year.

[@esenapajkcuf]

U wish with brainwashed but sadly, it is not lol

[@badhabit714]

Hope no one gets that virus thats going around.

[@tommycastro9424]

it doesn't matter cause people died at its early stage its already done...if the virus wanted to be a epidemic it should've spread before killing people this is plaque inc 101.

[@Joelle0821]

Yea same

[@DZ477]

@@tommycastro9424 Oh lol that's what I thought too

[@Tekhelet75]

badhabit too late. Don’t be naive

[@UltraGamer9999999999]

@@tommycastro9424 Depends....in vampire mode you go around killing people for points to make your vampire stronger to defeat the Templars before upgrading any of your symptoms

[@lightening1296]

Happy Chinese new year, and happy lunar new year to whoever celebrates it!

[@lightening1296]

@@starriedollie1831 Why? It's the news about Chinese celebrating Chinese new year.

[@lightening1296]

@shin chan You are a CHAN crying out loud. Can't even embrace the Chinese tradition anymore? Remember China was like today's US not too long ago, and it dragged itself from extreme poverty to No 2 economic entity in merely 3 decades! Yes there are problems but lots to be proud of.

[@condorX2]

@shin chan Don't mind them Shin. I like to stand in the cold in NY while waiting for someone ball to drop down to celebrate the new year.

[@MichaelChuanPG]

@@starriedollie1831 never heard lunar new year except this few years.

[@joek7031]

@@MichaelChuanPG none chinese trying steal our traditions

[@MoreLocations]

Happy Chinese New Year 🙏 Gong Xi Fa Cai 🙏😊

[@SoCoolScience]

I married a Chinese women, so I know the story of Chinese new year, I used to tell the story to our daughter; An evil dragoon "Ni~yen" on the darkest night of the year when the moon was absent from the sky, would sneak into villages at night and cause chaos for the people. People would fear this dragon till a wise man came along and told them how to ward off this evil dragon. Making loud noise, wearing red & fire. When the evil dragon showed up this time the villagers banged on drums, wore the color read from head to toe and lit fire crackers and fire lanterns which scared off this evil dragon.

[@esenapajkcuf]

Happy LUNAR NEWYEAR

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

新年快乐 Xīnnián kuàilè Happy (Lunar) New Year 恭喜發財 Gōngxǐ fācái congratulations for becoming rich hóngbāo ná lái Ten thousand 福 blessings during the Year of the Rat from #TempleofBrendaSong 🇨🇳福👲🏻福🐭福🐲福🍊福🍜福💴福🏮福🧧🎉🎊福🇻🇳

[@噶噶-x8r]

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year in advance！🧨🧧

[@user-bt4yf6ki7g29]

Happy Chinese New Year to you too!

[@噶噶-x8r]

@@user-bt4yf6ki7g29 😁I wish you happy every day

[@MichaelChuanPG]

Lunar new year??? Never heard it before, but it look like Chinese New year.

[@Joyce_And_Jayne]

Happy chinese new year!!! 新年快乐！！！

[@peace2032]

If available, please make documentaries related to Chinese New Year celebrated by overseas chinese , such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and etc.

[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

Hey we are here in US, too... And also latin america. Why u forgot bout that? Dont be selfish

[@nanrauntown1396]

Mauritius and Madagascar of Africa has Chinese communities too. So noisy to live near them.

[@howard49]

Let's remember also the Caribbean!

[@peace2032]

@@irritatedanglosaxon1705 I am so sorry for that... I prioritise these countries ( Mentioned above by myself ) due to Chinese being a very notable ethnic in these countries , with Singapore having 76.2 % of Chinese population , Malaysia having 24.6 % of Chinese population , & Indonesia having 1.2 % of Chinese population (yet still having the greatest impact among other ethnics of Indonesia on Indonesia's economy) . Chinese in both of these countries contribute a lot (maybe the most) in developing these countries' economies.

[@peace2032]

@》H0NDU《 3146 Thanks for clarifying... I really appreciate it a lot.

[@emilyconover1879]

I love the culture and the celebration of life associated with ringing in the Chinese New Year!

[@esenapajkcuf]

Happy LUNAR NEWYEAR

[@mingyuegao9050]

It's Chinese New Year, it's not Lunar New Year.

[@ayehbta]

if upyou dont like it, call Vietnamese new year because its our

[@esenapajkcuf]

Happy LUNAR NEWYEAR

[@BrooklynBambi]

Happy lunar new year to all, except rioters.

[@pranavmisra155]

Such videos are the reason I subscribed to SCMP in the first place. Hope to have many such videos!

[@estarat]

Now parents will meet their left behind children for a short period.

[@kingofcomments4832]

Jan 21- Chinese: celebrating the coming New Year New Years Day - Chinese: when will this year be over

[@jehgelo]

Happy Chinese New Year to all!

[@esenapajkcuf]

Happy LUNAR NEWYEAR

[@radhekrishanrathod9001]

It looks so wonderful and Rich

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

Happy Lunar Chinese New Year 🎈🎆🎇🎉🎊🎈🎆🎇🎉🎊🎈

[@jessicawalker8564]

Inspirational video... Work hard play hard... Welcome Rat year with blessing and opportunity for all...

[@ariotomenio6122]

happ chinese new year guys

[@grandbaycentral5741]

Epic performance. Happy New Year OX. Lucky!!!

[@leowmeng7308]

Happy Lunar New Year to all Chinese around the world

[@christinem4266]

To all Chinese then it’ll be the Chinese New Year😂

[@djarminsugianto5040]

Happy Lunar New Year. Greeting from Indonesia. 春节快乐。

[@ekkarachmo2677]

Happy Chinese New Year 2020 .Wish you a prosperous and healthy year.

[@flobartholomew8031]

Happy Chinese New Year everyone ❤️🙏

[@kwnsnskw]

My dad went to China for lunar new year ( MY FAMILY ARE ASIANS! )

[@jehgelo]

Please do have lunar new year coversge overseas like here in Philippines binondo oldest chinatown in the world

[@linewalker]

No place celebrates the New Year like China

[@stephenleong7373]

Its the most important festival i think

[@אהבתחינם-ס5ת]

Happy Chinese New Year!

[@yosnz11]

happy chinese new year whoever does or celebraes it:D

[@pandababy6347]

Correction: This is Chinese New Year. The Chinese lunar calendar originated from China, including the famous lion and dragon dances. Please do not misappropriate Chinese culture. China is an ancient civilization with vast and great influences in many countries. Vietnam, Japan and South Korea (once a tributary state of China's) and many other Asian countries had adopted the Chinese New Year celebrations.

[@prussiangreen6940]

春节快乐！

[@minervagarcia4837]

Tarea de Inglés

[@alisharenee2100]

Happy Lunar New Year 2020 Everyone

[@moalipala4030]

I am staying home!!!

[@sioanamyeoj]

🙏🇨🇳🙏

[@syafsmith5085]

It’s Chinese New Year.

[@ninjapirate123]

I'm born in the year of the dog

[@wellysoetiono5216]

Lotus Lantern festival

[@RRRRIO2023]

happy Chinese new Year!

[@sammipanda1143]

Oh my we were on the cusp of something dreadful and we didn’t even know. 2023 may we heal together as people.

[@TheNanotekGt]

im so informed now!

[@moazzamsiddique7496]

I watched this video because one chapter is studied in Pakistan english subject on the title of "chinese new year" i wanted to know about chinese culture.

[@lolypoppp7]

there’s been a move to call this day Lunar New Year (though in the spirit of scientific accuracy, it should be called Lunisolar New Year as the Chinese calendar months are based on the Moon’s cycles but the years are based on the Sun’s cycles). But even that has its own issues. You see, there are other lunar calendars in the world that start the year on a different day to the Chinese calendar. The Islamic New Year, the Burmese New year and many many other new years are also technically lunar new years. 请你们注意一下不是lunar因为中国日历是lunisolar。

[@wellysoetiono5216]

Black Monk

[@BinjiYoungiQ]

Cool

[@妈妈-d7u]

想哭，我们56个民族团结一心！感谢共产党！

[@ignastamulis8702]

AMAZING

[@pauljudd9825]

Disgrace for this celebration as Chinese people are dropping dead in the streets while 40 million quarantined military troops and armored vehicles dispatched.

[@cookiezone4472]

ok boomer

[@justinm16]

@@cookiezone4472 that didn't age well

[@robinnightfall6680]

Still using their little dragons

[@yosantitvi]

Vvvvv

[@dimelo3027]

Happy Year of the Mouse............................virus.

[@amandant]

Its canceled right?

[@deduck683]

THAT ONE BIG DRAGON DANCE CIRCLE AT THE START

[@buddyman8474]

Hpy CNY for people around the world who celebrated

[@asikaena.69]

not helping!

[@asherstar8362]

What?

[@eulexie2010]

Xin nian Kuai Le to all!

[@Brick-Life]

1:16 Guangzhou Station

[@stefanodadda602]

amazing!

[@stevenchou5702]

Chinese sau mai and lion dance isnt a copy things...and many things

[@theshockerpit7274]

I cannot wait till next year

[@vivi-uy9oc]

its the new year now 🥳

[@theshockerpit7274]

Yes

[@Coolgamer-lo3ox]

Free HK

[@vanshitagupta9327]

Beautiful celebrations. But I can't help being salty because China spread the virus everywhere because of which other countries couldn't celebrate anything (Like we, in India couldn't celebrate holi) and now they're out here celebrating new year. Sorry, I just really wanted to celebrate holi. 😞

[@asherstar8362]

I am REALLY late but this before the mass amounts of cases started to form and it started to become main stream so at the time the people of china had 0 idea that this would lead to this

[@robincorprew9007]

I love the how they serve and eat family style, but with all the viruses please be reasonable and take precautions to be safe. Communal eating and sharing food like that isn't safe anymore. What our ancestors could do doesn't mean we can. Safe food handling has to be a priority for China!

[@3rdvoidmen594]

All I can see I coronovirus having the time of its life.

[@Tekhelet75]

PUBG Nation I...Bad comment but it’s funny, and you might be right.

[@IdleForever9483]

hoppity hoppity the coronovirus is on their property

[@sneepsnorp1404]

Please don't travel to other countries during this outbreak. The American people are begging for a Chinese travel ban but our politicians could care less.

[@至上理智]

They have their own disease to deal with

[@melxdiqdooms9533]

Ikr, like if you want the world to be safe then at least ban it until it's been worked out...cause there's always a next time! I hope that it doesn't spread...

[@hondanelorde4935]

where is your American hero come to China to save the world

[@christinem4266]

No. It’s a time where Chinese people go home instead of going out