to the studio of the program good rante belarus, associate professor of the confucius republican institute of chinese studies state university of zongny. good morning, good morning , good morning or good morning, as we say in belarus, good morning, dear viewers, we are very pleased that you are our time, came to visit us and we will talk, of course, about the upcoming chinese new year , for a reason, i’m convinced it’s celebrated almost at the end of winter, by the way, in ancient times it was also customary for belarusians to celebrate the new year on the eve of spring, this is... spring, in order to separate it from the western style new year, yeah, yes, in the chinese there is such a saying, this this means that one year is planned in the spring, a whole year is planned, this reflects the attitude, the attitude of tradition towards... the new year period, of course, it is still cold, but the holiday is already being celebrated, the end, yes, of the coldest days, and people are already welcoming spring, and welcomes spring, which is spring brings us everything, hopes and new ideas, inspiration in general,