The giving of hongbao, otherwise known as lucky money, is an age-old tradition for the Chinese New Year. Here is a brief introduction to its interesting history and some less traditional ideas of what to send as hongbao!

This Spring Festival, are you coming back home? Do you have a million reasons not to go home for the Spring Festival? This video is dedicated to all the parents in the world.

This well-known story commonly used to educate children on the values of courtesy and fraternal love involves four-year-old Kong Rong giving up some larger pears to his older and younger brothers. Still employed in current times, this text has been used for elementary education since the Song Dynasty.

I vaguely remember that in my childhood, clouds were floating in a sky that was so blue. You said you wanted to take my hands to walk with me 'til the end of time. I can never let go of that last piece of warmth- the warmth you gave me.

Listen to this make-believe story about how the twelve animals were selected to be the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. What terrible thing did the rat do to get its bad reputation and why do cats hate rats?!

Confused as to why Chinese New Year falls on a different day every year? This helpful video explains the basics of China's lunar calendar, which dictates the dates of many traditional holidays in China.

Wang Feng is a pop rock musician. Although he was trained as a viola player at the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music, he gave up his classical music career to form a rock band called No. 43 Baojia Street in the 1990s. Virtually every Chinese person has heard of his inspirational single, "Fly Higher." When idealism has been smothered by reality, we need more such uplifting songs.

In this comedy sketch, two actors argue over who has the lead role.

This idiom indicates that something seemingly bad may turn out to have been a good thing in the end, a blessing in disguise. The story in the video explains it quite well. And, while the idiom can also have the opposite meaning (a good thing becoming something bad), the former is more frequently used.

Introducing 30 kinds of animals in Mandarin. Include the most common kinds such as dog, cat, pig, chicken.

It's never a good idea to argue with your girlfriend because you will always end up apologizing for whatever you have done. So, why waste the effort? Just hug her and say, "You were right and I was wrong!"

With an increasingly affluent population, more and more people in China are donating to NGOs or public welfare organizations. Where does the money go and what can be done to improve transparency in China's burgeoning NGO sector? Learn more in this informative video.

This is probably the simplest Chinese song ever with only a few sentences! "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Where is my friend? Here. Here. My friend is here."

Jacky Cheung is a singer, songwriter and actor from Hong Kong. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings (si dd tian wong).
This Mandarin song is telling the life story of one of his fans, who used to go to Jacky's concert with her boyfriend. Many years later, after everything she has been through, she still sits quietly in tears and listens to Jacky's concert.

Heavy rain makes the wild mushrooms quickly soar out in the wild forest. If they miss this one month in the rainy season, the truffles will have disappeared completely. In order to keep receiving gifts from nature, the villagers comply with the rules of the mountains.

In this comedy sketch, two actors argue over who has the lead role.

Since Puccini used this melody in his opera, "Torandot," "What a Beautiful Jasmine Flower" has become the best-known Chinese folk song around the world. We cherish the flower for its elegance and fragrance as a symbol of love. Song Zuying has been a famous Chinese singer since the early 1990s. In October 2006, she staged her solo concert in the U.S. at the Kennedy Performing Arts Center. Let's hear this famous Chinese song.

Ji Di village is the truffle production center in Shangri-La. At three in the morning, this is already an empty village. People who have the ability to climb mountains are all out to look for the magical fungus.

A popular birthday song that twists the word "zhu" (猪, which means both "pig" and "wish") with another Chinese character (祝) to make an interesting birthday song.

In this comedy sketch, two actors argue over who has the lead role.

This song has been playing pretty much everywhere in Shanghai. Qu Wanting is an intriguing singer. Apparently, she spent a while in Canada and writes/sings in both English and Mandarin. The male voice in this song is Li Daimo, a strong candidate in the singing competition "The Voice of China."

In the ongoing hunt for a COO, one contestant must be eliminated. So, what exactly does a COO do, anyway? Not much, according to one COO-hopeful, despite his expected salary of 700,000 RMB. Watch as the judges set him straight!

Want to learn how to cook this special dish by Auntie Xu? Take a look at this video!

How do the Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year? What are the special customs that one must learn? Let Mengjiao go through them with you!