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Chinese New Year in New York

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year in New York makes for a serious party, complete with colorful parades, performances, firecrackers, food and cultural festivities. Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year) is the most important holiday in traditional Chinese culture: a time of new beginnings, family gatherings, thanksgiving, and hopes for good fortune.  The Chinese calendar […]

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NYC Chinatown Restaurants: Great Dining in Chinatown

One of the great dining pleasures in NYC is a trip to Chinatown for superb Chinese food.  For over a century New Yorkers have flocked to the neighborhood to savor Chinese cuisine, which is a much-loved part of the city’s culinary offerings.  But with hundreds of restaurants serving fare from numerous provinces, how does one […]

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Chinatown, New York: A Visitor’s Guide

Chinatown Lanterns, NYC

Chinatown, New York is its own destination: Great for bargain shopping, food, history, and the chance to soak in Chinese immigrant culture, it’s a fantastic neighborhood. But it can also be confusing and chaotic to the first-time visitor… which is why we’ve written this handy guide to exploring Chinatown! Note that New York City has several […]

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Chinatown Restaurant Week

Love great Asian food? (okay, who doesn’t?)  Well, grab your chopsticks and head to Chinatown Restaurant Week, a celebration of Asian cuisines, including Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Malaysian. Through March 18th seventeen Manhattan Chinatown restaurants will offer special multi-course dinners for $18.88 (tax and gratuity not included). Participating restaurants: Peking Duck House – 28 Mott […]

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Chinese New Year 2012

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in traditional Chinese culture.  January 23, 2012 rings in the Year of the Dragon, and NYC will celebrate with parades, fireworks, food, and cultural events throughout the city. For centuries the Chinese have celebrated the New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival (end of the […]

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