Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – From the sun-drenched Dubai Expo City to the snow-covered Helsinki, Finland; when the lights of Nanjing's Qinhuai River illuminate the UNESCO headquarters, and London's iconic London Eye lights up in red and gold; amidst the resounding drums and the powerful dances of Chinese and English songs, the aroma of steaming dumplings and glutinous rice balls wafts across the world… The Spring Festival's "global journey" is like a galloping steed, carrying the wisdom of Chinese civilization, crossing mountains and seas to meet the world.
Many countries and regions around the world have designated the Spring Festival as a statutory holiday, and about one-fifth of the global population celebrates it in different ways. "Chinese red" has become a striking sight across time zones. Foreign friends are no longer just "spectators"; they are learning to make dumplings, write Spring Festival couplets, hang lanterns, and even study the mysteries of the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms"—this not only demonstrates the global appeal of the Spring Festival but also uses culture as a bridge to allow the wisdom and warmth of excellent traditional Chinese culture to permeate every corner of the world.
Meanwhile, with the booming popularity of "Spring Festival travel," this traditional Chinese festival is becoming a "happy promise" actively embraced by foreign friends.
Data testifies to this enthusiasm: official predictions indicate that during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, the average daily number of inbound and outbound passengers at Chinese ports will exceed 2.05 million, and flight bookings for foreign tourists to spend the Spring Festival in China have surged more than fourfold year-on-year. In Shanghai's Yu Garden and Beijing's Qianmen Street, foreign bloggers with selfie sticks are live-streaming, sharing their "Chinese New Year" experiences with the world in real time; more and more foreign tourists are transforming from "spectators" into "immersive participants," enjoying shadow puppetry on the Xi'an City Wall, learning lion dance eye-dotting in Foshan's ancient towns, experiencing frozen pears in Northeast China's snow towns, pasting Spring Festival couplets, cutting paper snowflakes, kneading dough, and then wishing each other "Happy New Year" in Chinese, turning the Spring Festival rituals of "bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new" and "family reunion" into precious personal experiences and memories.
On overseas social media platforms, "Becoming Chinese" has become a popular hashtag, and "spending the Spring Festival in China" is becoming a new trend. This is a microcosm of the growing appeal of Chinese culture, with more and more foreigners spontaneously exploring and learning about China.
Professor Zhang Yiwu of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University pointed out that the Chinese New Year is becoming an international festival with widespread influence. The Spring Festival not only carries the emotions and memories of the Chinese nation but also serves as a window to showcase the charm of Chinese culture to the world and enhance mutual understanding. "Spring Festival culture, with its more open and inclusive attitude, has become a bridge connecting the world, allowing people from different cultural backgrounds to feel the shared human yearning and pursuit of a better life in this festive and peaceful atmosphere." (End)
