2014, 马年 Horse Year

Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. According to the Chinese calendar, 2014 is the Year of the Horse, Horse means good things in China, about energetic, intelligent and physically strong. lots of Chinese ancient artworks are related to horses.

2014 would be a better year for those people who were born under The Year of the Horse. The previous years on the life of a Horse might be filled with financial struggles and love life issues, but as for 2014, some things will change on his life. If the Horse will become financially independent, his money situation will become better and better. Horses are naturally lucky when it comes to money resources and career. All that is needed is for him to do is to rightly manage some aspects in his life.

A horse rears up beside a dragon as lanterns are lit in the central area of Yuyuan Garden last night during a test run ahead of this year’s Spring Festival show.

Chinese people very like the horse and the dragon, those two animals symbolize enterprising spirit. 龙马精神 [lónɡ mǎ jīnɡ shén]，龙 means dragon, 马 means horse，精神 means energy. This sentence means that a person has the energy of a dragon and horse combined.

In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Year of the Horse begins on January 31. This year will be the 20th anniversary of the lantern show at Yuyuan Garden. The show will delight onlookers until the Lantern Festival which falls on February 14, or the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar this year.