Tahun Tiongkok berputar mengikuti kalender candra-surya — Perayaan Musim Semi dengan lampionnya, perahu naga pada awal musim panas, bulan Pertengahan Musim Gugur — sementara bangsa-bangsa di barat daya menjaga tahun baru mereka sendiri, dengan air di Xishuangbanna dan api di Liangshan.
Foto: Yosomono from Fukuoka, Japan, CC BY 2.0, melalui Wikimedia Commons
Perayaan tradisional orang Tionghoa Han mengikuti kalender candra-surya Tiongkok, sehingga tanggal Gregoriannya bergeser dari tahun ke tahun; tanggal dalam atlas ini dibaca dari tabel konversi resmi Observatorium Hong Kong. Perayaan Musim Semi dan Perayaan Perahu Naga sama-sama tercatat pada Daftar Representatif Warisan Budaya Takbenda Manusia UNESCO.
Tiongkok juga rumah bagi banyak kelompok etnis dengan perayaan sendiri. Di selatan Yunnan, orang Dai menyambut tahun baru mereka pada April dengan air; di Liangshan dan di seluruh barat daya, orang Yi menyalakan obor pada pertengahan musim panas.
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春节
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元宵节
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泼水节
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