1. CHINESE NEW YEAR Follows the second new moon after the winter solstice. The winter solstice falls on December 21stwinter solstice falls on December 21st

2. 2014 - Year of the Horse

3. The Chinese New Year Calendar - With Its Associated 12 Animals

4. Chinese New Year Lantern Festival

5. Today, people wear white in honor of the moon, lanterns are hung in the malls and markets, and children carry paper lanterns to school, to light their way to a bright and happy future.

7. Will and Guy's Twenty Amusing Facts and Trivia From China 30% of Chinese adults still live with their parents. Approximately 200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day. Fish consumption in China is more than 3 times that in the United States. In China, the average person eats over 45 pounds of seafood each year. China produces 66% of the world's garlic, 15 billion pounds in 2009. Next are South Korea 6%, India 5%, and the USA 2.5%. There are 120 million internet users in China; but not everyone can contact all websites. China is the source of 68% of the worlds "pirated" goods. The hog, swine, or pig, was first domesticated almost 10,000 years ago in China. 20% of the world's population lives in China. Twenty percent of China's plants are used in medicine. China Day is October 1st.