According to feng shui expert Yunwenzi, the new year will be one of nourishment and healing, with Hong Kong’s luck expected to improve for the better overall.
A complete visual guide to welcome the Ox and celebrate the new lunar year.
Traditionally eaten in villages in China’s Pearl River Delta on festive occasions, poon choi has evolved from its simple roots into a gourmet dish using ingredients like abalone and roast duck. Now takeaway versions are here.
![Handout image shows Hyatt Regency, Sha Tin's ÒPoon Choi To GoÓ from HK$1,588 for four people and self pickup to HK$2,288 for six people that is delivered to your door. The ingredients include abalone, fish, chicken, squid, fishballs and bean curd puff. Available from now until February 28, 2021. 15JAN21 [FEATURES] CREDIT: Hyatt Regency](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=460,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/460x323/public/d8/images/methode/2021/01/21/8687584a-5a26-11eb-a99a-beae699a1a1d_image_hires_092800.jpg?itok=hFGHEbDf&v=1611192502)
The Year of the Ox will be like no other with many families remaining at home. Explore our ‘Lunar New Year at Home’ prosperity pack designed by the Post’s award-winning infographics team.
The kumquat is a storehouse of nutrition and vitamins, and there are many ways to consume the small orange fruit. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used to aid digestion and respiration, being good for fighting coughs.
Festive feasts feature foods that are said to bring wealth, luck and happiness, but all too often those who don’t eat meat are overlooked.
The festive tradition involving raw fish and the dramatic tossing of ingredients can be traced back to Singapore and its “Four Heavenly Kings” of the 1960s
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Giving out red packets filled with money (otherwise known as hong bao or lai see) is a key part of the Lunar New Year tradition. But with all forms of payment in China going mobile, even this ancient tradition is getting a digital makeover thanks to WeChat. Julianna lays it all out in her wonderful infographic, which explains the tradition, how it shifted, and why 5.20 or 6.66 are two of the most popular amounts given as gifts.
From bespoke calligraphy to asking for that special wish amid a cloud of incense, we take you inside the cultural event of the year
