[HIGHLIGHTS] Dongxiwen·Year of the Dragon Spring Festival｜Peng Lin: Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, how can we better continue the flavor of the new year on New Year’s Eve?

China News Service's "East-West Question" has launched a series of "Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon" planning series since February 6. Professor Peng Lin, a senior professor of liberal arts at Tsinghua University, talks about the cultural significance of New Year's Eve to Chinese people at home and abroad.

Explore the cultural flavor behind the Spring Festival in the year of the dragon with our exclusive interview with Peng Lin. The interview transcript is summarized as follows: China News Service: What is New Year’s Eve? What is the origin of New year's Eve and how has it evolved?