From ‘Nian’ to Firecrackers: The Monster Behind Chinese New Year + a Mini Reading for Beginners
Chinese New Year is nearly here. If you’re learning Mandarin in Perth, you may already know how to say: 新年快乐 (Happy New Year) 恭喜发财 (Wishing you prosperity) But a question many learners eventually ask is: Why all the red? Why the noise? Why firecrackers and door couplets? A surprisingly useful answer sits inside a classic […]