Chinese Lantern Festival
This article has been published by Micro China blogs Well, it was my first experience of Chinese New Year festival in China in February 2018. My Chinese friends told me many stories about this festival, I heard that everyone goes to their native homes to enjoy this traditional festival of new year with their loved ones. So, I was kind of prepared for this lonely experience and was waiting for the holidays. It was the end of January, when the campus started emptying up. I used to witness students walking towards main gate carrying their luggage and observed everybody to be in a good mood in lab discussing pleasantly topics and preparing for their journey. I also used to ask my lab friends when they are leaving for their homes and they used to tell me excitedly about their preparation of going to their home. My friends used to tell exciting stories of the event like the fireworks, family gatherings and traditional foods. It remined me of Eid festival back in Pakistan wh...