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February 13, 2010

Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Happy New Year wishes from Sinomania! 2010 is the Year of the Tiger and year 4,707 of the Chinese calendar, one of the oldest and longest running in world history.

Chinese New Year (still officially called "Spring Festival" by the Chinese government) is the most important family holiday of the year. As in the USA during Thanksgiving, Chinese travel across the country to reunite with family. Next week is a week long national holiday in China known as a "golden" week. Retail sales usually skyrocket during this period and huge amounts of money exchange hands as family give lai see or hong bao (red envelopes filled with crisp paper money)...,

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# posted by Sinomania! : 2/13/2010 06:13:00 PM 1 Comments

January 26, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Xin Nien Kuai Le! Gong Hai Fat Choi! Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Many blessings to you and your family.

Year 2009 is a Chinese Brown Earth (Soil) Cow Year. Read more at the link...

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# posted by Sinomania! : 1/26/2009 12:27:00 PM 0 Comments

February 11, 2008

Taiwan Reunification Watch

Another sign of the quickening thaw, direct links are now open between mainland China and Taiwan island for mainland Chinese arriving by ship.

Labels: china, direct links, new year, reunification, taiwan

# posted by Sinomania! : 2/11/2008 09:26:00 PM 0 Comments

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Name: Sinomania!

Location: San Diego, California, United States

Ben Calmes writes, produces, and hosts a weekly broadcast on China, Chinese stock markets, and business matters, at the sinomania.com website. He has traveled alone extensively throughout eleven provinces, municipalities, and special administrative regions in China. His views on China have been sought by Moody's Investors Service, the World Economic Forum, the New York Times, Xinhua Finance, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Ben worked in the White House in the administration of President George H.W. Bush and as a consultant to the Clinton/Gore Transition Team. He has held responsible positions at government sponsored enterprises at the federal, state, and city level as well as the US Department of the Treasury and private enterprises. Ben has a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a M.A. from USC.