Spring Festival China. Also known as the spring festival, new year festivities usher out the old year and. This lunar new year, which begins on february 10, is the year of the dragon.
The chinese new year, also known as the lunar new year — and in china, more commonly known as the spring festival (chūnjié) — has become one of the world’s top five most celebrated festivals. It is the first day of the lunar calendar and usually occurs somewhere between january 30 and february 20,.