What has made the biggest news over the weekend in Australia’s Chinese community is the opening of Chinese online retail giant Alibaba’s Australia/New Zealand home base in Melbourne.
Top Greetings to Prepare You for the 2017 Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year will start on 28th January this year. What the Chinese do as a tradition is to go to visit their friends and relatives on the very first day of the new year to send their greetings, which is called “Bai Nian” or “Bai Da Nian”, meaning “to pay new year calls”. This is considered as the most important new year routine.
Apple’s Exclusive Wallpapers Add Colour to Chinese New Year
Traditional Chinese New Year paintings, known as “Nianhua” folk art, are a must-have new year decoration for the Chinese Spring Festival celebration. Apple is working with five young Chinese artists who have created the modern version of New Year paintings and launched a series of exclusive wallpapers for Apple devices.