2024- Chinese New Year-Year of the Dragon-Restaurants- February 10, 2024.This provides some history and Chinese restaurants in the Buffalo area.

Those born in these years are considered Year of the Dragon- 2024,2012, 2000, 1989, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940.People born in Dragon years usually possess natural courage, tenacity, and intelligence, often displaying enthusiasm and confidence.

Restaurants ( we recommend the first two- authentic, good value, casual)

  1. Home Taste (Taste of Home) at 3106 Delaware Avenue. Learn more
  2. Chinese Taste – 1280 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY – 568-0080.  Menu
  3. Crystal Asian at 267 Grover Cleveland Hwy, Buffalo – 836-0826.
  4.  Moneybags Dumplings- Take out Dumplings-69 Chenango St, Buffalo – 275-4989. Menu
  5. Wok & Roll- 5467 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville. 631-8880. Menu
  6. Lake Shore Chinese Restaurant, 4483 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, 627-0188
  7. 007 Dim Sun- Hamburg
  8. West Side Bazaar
  9. Golden Duck- Amherst

According to Fengshui Import, here are the things to do and not to do during the Chinese New Year.

  • It is believed that there are some bad chi accumulated in the previous year. So it is necessary to do some house cleaning and get a hair cut before Chinese new year in order to welcome auspicious chi in for the coming year.
  •  Cooking more food for Chinese New Year Eve stands for bringing more wealth and abundant. In most Chinese region, people make new year cake (Chinese Nian Gao) to represent better and better in coming year.
  • Pray to the heaven god, earth god and ancestors to thanks to them for safety in the previous year.
  • Decorate the house using New Year Decorating and something represents wealth, good health, etc good meaning, such as ingots, fish, money tree, coins, wu lou, etc.
  • Old people put money inside the Chinese Red Envelopes and give them to the younger to hope the younger good luck in the coming year. Giving red envelope is called Li Shi.
  • Throw out broken items and tattered clothing. Wear new clothing- ideally red.