How long are Lunar New Year festivities? What is the Chinese Zodiac? Here's what to know as the Year of the Snake ...

international students in Shanghai from all over the world have embraced "snakes" in Chinese poetry. Through poetic recitation, they are celebrating the arrival of Chinese New Year.

and people write poems and riddles to share. Rather than following the Western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based on the moon's 12 phases.

The legend of the 12 animals associated with the Chinese New Year stems from an ancient Chinese poem, which tells the tale of 12 mythical creatures descending from the heavens to assist people in ...