https://www.scmp.com/rss/503490/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Lunar New Year is the longest and most significant festival in the Chinese calendar, but celebrations were muted when the Year of the Rat began on January 25. The national holiday usually slows the country for about 10 days in either January or February depending on the lunar calendar. It is preceded by the chunyun period that begins about two weeks before new year, lasts for about 40 days and is often referred to as the world’s largest annual human migration. People travel home in their... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3047794/postcard-dinggou-how-word-virus-brought-life-chinese-town?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3047794/postcard-dinggou-how-word-virus-brought-life-chinese-town?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:17:47 +0000