The Chinese spring festival begins today, marking the start of the year of the ox. As one of the most important traditional festivals in Chinese culture, it s a time when families gather to mark a year s hard work and look forward to a bright future.
Scarlett Jin celebrating Chinese New Year s Eve with her four-year-old son.
Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen
Many Chinese New Zealanders went out for dinner last night to celebrate the New Year s Eve with family and friends and a lot of restaurants in Auckland have been booked out, offering some relief to businesses hit hard by the Covid-19 lockdown.