Year of the Dragon

A Rainbow City Made Of Ice

Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Beijing, Year of the Dragon, Architecture, Yanqing Ice Festival, Lunar New Year, Ice Sculpture, Chinese Lantern Festival, Ice Buildings, Arts News

The Yanqing Ice Festival is a tradition that wraps up the Lunar New Year Celebrations in Beijing. And nothing says 'grand finale' quite like a life-si...

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Tasting Notes on Wine and TV and a Lucky Wine

Mary Orlin | Posted 04.02.2012

What does wine have to do with the Chinese Year of the Dragon? About 1000 cases if you are Iron Horse Vineyards and you make bubbly.

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PHOTOS: Chinatown Celebrates Chinese New Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.31.2012

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The Chinese New Year paraded through the streets of New York City's crowd-lined Chinatown streets on Sunday. In this year of the dragon, Chinatown was...

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YEAR OF THE DRAGON: Chinese New Year Is Here

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012

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Every neighborhood has its signature event: Fillmore Jazz, Folsom Street Fair, North Beach Festival. But once a year, Chinatown humbles all other boro...

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On Chinese New Year, Thousands Flock To Pray At Beijing's Old Temple (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Lama Temple, Video, Year of the Dragon, Beijing Lama Temple, Lunar New Year Beijing Lama Temple, Beijing Lama Temple New Year, Lunar New Year, China, Religion News

Jan 23, 2012 marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival in China, marking...

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PHOTOS: 5 Chinese New Year Luxury Travel Deals

Elizabeth Thorp | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Hotels, Travel, Poshbrood, Luxury, Asia, Year of the Dragon, China, Chinese-New-Year, International Destinations, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News

The Year of the Dragon is supposed to be a year of abundance and auspiciousness, so what are you waiting for? Book that trip to China now!

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D.C. Area Chinese New Year Traditions, Specials (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: DC News, DC Restaurants, Holidays, Dc Around Town, Chinese New Year, Video, Traditions, Year of the Dragon, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The most important day in Chinese culture, Chinese New Year, kicked off Jan. 23 and families across the area will continue to celebrate ...

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Preparation for the Year of the Dragon

Debra Duneier | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Feng Shui, Chinese New Years, Chinese Years, China New Year, Chinese Dragon, Spirit, Healthy Living News

Life in the new year will be lived the way it is designed. So prepare your home, your mind and body, and be conscious of the environment so you can attract all the things you desire in your life this year.

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LOOK: Stunning Photos From China's Lunar New Year

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Photos, China Lunar New Year, Video, New Year, Chinese New Year, Exposure, Year of the Dragon, Lunar New Year, China, World News

From performances with dragons to spectacular firework displays, China kicked off the Lunar New Year with a variety of stunning celebrations. The holi...

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Hong Kong Enters The Year Of The Dragon

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Man Mo Temple, Year of the Dragon, Hong Kong, Destinations, Chinese-New-Year, Travel Blogs, International Destinations, Travel News

Let there be no doubt, Hong Kong is a world-class city at the crossroads of a new Asia. With its myriad of offerings and certainly now, in the Year of the Dragon, the Big Lychee is beginning to look and feel an awful lot like the Big Apple.

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It's A Dragon! China Expects Baby Boom During Lucky Year

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Video, Taiwan, Dragon Babies, Year of the Dragon, Hong Kong, Dragon Baby Boom, Lunar New Year, China, Birth Rate, World News

Dragon babies are expected to hit China in droves this year, but there won't be any scales, fire-breathing, or mythical creatures involved. "Dragon...

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LOOK: Chinatown Celebrates Chinese New Year

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Asian Americans, Chinese New Year, Chinatown, Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, New York News

Despite the dreary weather, plenty of New Yorkers gathered in Chinatown on Monday to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with firecrackers, traditional d...

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Shu Mai For The Chinese New Year

One For The Table | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Shu Mai, Pork Dumplings, Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Recipe, KitchenDaily News

I love the custom of Chinese dim sum because it brings friends and family together at the table. This style of food is enjoyed with small plates, whic...

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Asia Expects To See A Dragon Baby Boom

AP | By ANNIE HUANG | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Taiwan Birth Rate, Asian Baby Boom, Dragon Babies, Birth Rate, Taiwan Fertility Rate, Parents News

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but you wouldn't know that from visiting the obstetrics department at Taiwan ...

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Millions Celebrate Year Of The Dragon With Feasts, Fireworks

AP | Posted 03.23.2012

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BEIJING -- Millions of ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia are ringing in the new Year of the Dragon with fireworks, feasting and famil...

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You Don't Have to Be Chinese to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Family Activities, Chinese New Year, President Obama, Parents, Asia, Good News, Lunar New Year, Year of the Dragon, Global Citizens, World News

The Year of the Dragon celebrations offer a great opportunity to grow our understanding of the world -- while having fun with our kids.

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PHOTOS: 8 Things You Must Do Before (And During) Chinese New Year

Grant Thatcher | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Chinese New Year, Travel, New Year, Hong Kong, Chinese Culture, Chinese Food, Celebrations, Asia, Year of the Dragon, Local Food, Food, Slidepollajax, Food Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News

While Chinese New Year is always a special time, this particular cycle is the most special of all. Chinese New Year traditionally brings frenetic prayer and wishes for health, wealth, happiness and yet more wealth -- but 2012 has an added bonus.

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Year of the Dragon May Burn Putin, Light Up For Pacino

Reuters | Posted 03.20.2012

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TAIPEI (Reuters) - The coming Year of the Dragon will bring actor Al Pacino good fortune, but Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin needs to watch out...

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2012 Water Dragon Year: Helping or Interfering?

Lorraine Roe | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: New Year's Resolution, Parenting, Codependency, Year of the Dragon, Parenting Advice, Addiction and Recovery, 2012, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Well, here it comes...The Chinese Year of the Water Dragon. When you look up the symbolism of the water dragon it is described as a powerful creature. But it loses power if it jumps into a situation before carefully observing or researching the circumstances.

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WATCH: These Dragons Are Made Out Of WHAT?

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Dough Dragon, Chinese New Year, Video, Dragon of Dough, Chinese Dragon, Year of the Dragon, Cool Video, Chinese Art, Edible Art, Dough Sculpture, Arts News

The year of the dragon is upon us... what better way to celebrate than by creating dragon sculptures out of dough? A talented artist has taken up ...

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Giving Some Thought to 2012

Donna Jean Freberg | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Freud, Year of the Dragon, New Year Resolutions, 2012, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

As I contemplated what it is about myself I want to see, finally, for God's sake, transformed, or what I want to put at the top of my list to stop doing, or start doing this new year -- a thought suddenly comes to me... Am I lovable just as I am, right now, this very moment?

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