
Lantern Festival
Chinese New Year is not a single celebration, but a fifteen-day journey shaped by the moon. The New Year begins on the new moon, a

Chinese New Year is not a single celebration, but a fifteen-day journey shaped by the moon. The New Year begins on the new moon, a

Welcoming the Lunar New Year: Riding Into the Year of the Horse 🐎 The Lunar New Year is more than just a date on the

In keeping with its storied heritage, The Peninsula London hosted a collection of splendid festivities in honour of the Lunar New Year – the most

Wishing you and your loved ones a Lunar New Year filled with joy, prosperity and good fortune as we welcome in the Year of the

Xīn nián kuài lè – that’s Happy New Year in Mandarin. And so we begin the Year of the Ox which symbolises strength and determination.

One of the most significant celebration of the Lunar New Year is the Reunion dinner.


A package arrived for us the other day. It was from Aunty Ellen in Hong Kong.

Gung hey! Gung hey! – as we greet each other on the first day of the Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year is one of the most significant and important festivals in the Chinese calendar.

It’s Chinese New Year and we wish you “Kung Hei Fat Choy” which translates into “Wishing you great prosperity” – a greeting that is said to each

Today is the last day of Chinese New Year celebrations. It is also the Lantern Festival aka “little New Year” which is on the 15th

Wishing Trees is an ancient Chinese tradition which is synonymous with luck and good fortune. Legend has it

We received “ang pows” from Malaysia and Australia but the foreign exchange rate was not working to our favour.

And the red packets “ang pows” keep coming. These came all the way from Melbourne, Australia. They’re from Aunty Mei Leng!


Stanley, Jaffa, George, and I went to Chiswick House Park yesterday, running around like we always do …

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!! Woof, woof, woof, woof! That’s Happy New Year in Chinese and in doggy bark.


Tomorrow is Chinese New Year and Aunty Mei Leng sent me an “ang pau” which is a red packet with money inside of it –