Arts of the New Moon

Celebrate Lunar New Year with arts and crafts from East Asia

Celebrating Cultural Heritage

7 Interesting Facts About Lunar New Year

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From the Rooster to Spring Couplets discover Lunar New Year

Meet the Artists of Miao

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Practicing the traditional art of paper cutting

The Most Romantic Day in Miao Culture

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Zimei Festival

8 Things You Should Know About The Lucky Red Envelope

The story of traditional hóngbāo

The Chinese Zodiac in Art

Follow the zodiac animals across 1000 years of art history

Explore more arts and crafts from East Asia

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Lunar New Year Postage Stamps

The 12 zodiac signs journey across the US

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Wei County Paper-Cuts

Learn more about the 'Wei window flowers'

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Zhangzhou Puppets

Traditional performing arts props

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Has’ Kites

A popular folk custom in China

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Yangliuqing New Year Woodblock Prints

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Celebrations in Ge Garden

Discover the famous Lion Dance

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Yamaga Lantern

Lighting up the Yamaga region of Kumamoto

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From ancient calligraphy to contemporary painting

Kankodori, a pine tree and the rising sun, bamboo and the moon

Kano Hidenobu

Chinese Dragon

Ren Yude

Couplet in clerical script

Artist: Xu Sangeng

Calendar Poster for Anker Beer

Hang Zhiying / Zhiying studio

Figure of ○

Lu Shengzhong

Spring Festival Caligraphy

Artist: Copy after Zhang Zeduan

Spring Festival Celebration

Zou Liqing

Qiu Notes on the colorful Lantern Scrolls

Qiu Zhijie

Abundant Harvest of All Crops

Feng Qingju

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Visit iconic places

ExploreGe GardenYangzhou, China

ExploreFukuoka Asian Art MuseumFukuoka Prefecture, Japan

ExploreChina Paper Cutting MuseumYangzhou, China

ExploreArts & Crafts Museum HangzhouHangzhou, China

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In collaboration with

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum

United States

China Intangible Heritage Industry Alliance

China

Ge Garden

China

Tachibana Museum

Japan

Arts & Crafts Museum Hangzhou

China

The British Museum

United Kingdom

Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China

China

Freer and Sackler Galleries

United States

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