BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- "There will be no fragrant plum blossoms without freezing cold weather." Chinese President Xi Jinping has quoted this line from a poem of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) to ...

will soon be awash in lucky red as preparations are under way for , which starts Friday, Jan. 31 this year. According to the Chinese zodiac, it is the Year of the Horse. Red lanterns already adorn the ...

If anyone had ever told me as a child growing up in the United States that a flower could flourish in the coldest days of winter, a flower that bloomed straight from the bare branches of a tree, I ...

The Japanese apricot -- a plant native to China, actually -- is one of the longest lived of the flowering fruit trees. It’s a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity thanks to its early flowers, ...

Chinese golden plums with their bright color and taste are captivating Vietnamese consumers, and commanding a premium price of VND500,000 (US$19.13) per kilogram. The variety, which has golden-yellow ...

The smell of warm dumplings, ginger tea and fried chestnuts filled one of the rooms of Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden as people bundled in scarfs and hats came in for free samples Saturday. The ...