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Student experience: My first Chinese New Year

The Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is the biggest celebration in the Chinese calendar.  INTO’s Sian Rogers, a former international student in China, talks about her first experience of it… When I was a student in China, I was lucky enough to experience Chinese New Year. The build-up was very exciting as everywhere was [...]

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Celebrating Chinese New Year

Today officially marks the Chinese New Year – the year of the Dragon. Our Web Editor, Danielle Colyer, explores some traditional ways in which the festival is celebrated. Chinese New Year is right around the corner and since around 50% of INTO UK students are from China there’s bound to be something fun happening in [...]

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