Chinese people around the world are once again celebrating their most important holiday of the year: Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, which falls on February 10 this year. 2024 will be the Year of the Dragon, which in Chinese culture symbolizes power, nobility, and intelligence. So what does the Spring Festival mean to China? How have Spring Festival traditions evolved in the era of social media? And what is the cultural symbolism and meaning of the dragon? 

Guests in this episode are Flora Liu, founder of Joyview Education; Zoon Ahmed Khan, research fellow with Center for China and Globalization; David A. Janke, founder and CEO of Hainan Idiom Language Services Co., Ltd.; And Mike Yang, director of Modun Group.