New Year festival
... feast, millions of Chinese are on their way to go back home, despite cold weather and long journeys. Even traditional Spring Festival foods, like jiaozi, are associated with reunions. During the past 23 years, watching the CCTV annual Spring Festival Eve Variety Show has been popular. At eight o'clock on lunar New Year's eve, families gather in front of the TV, watching, chatting and waiting for the lunar New Year's arrival. Although in recent years, more and more people have found the show boring, most of them still watch it and give their opinions afterwards. Much more than a TV programme, the show brings the whole family together and offers them a good topic for conversation. Perhaps that's why many Chinese living abroad are eager to see the show online. It helps make them les...