Chinese New Year begins February 3rd and for lasts 15 days. Known as the Spring Festival (how many more days till Spring?) in China, it's their biggest holiday and undoubtedly the one Americans know best. In honor of the holiday, the following are some of our favorite books either set in, or about, China:

The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Ina Rilke
Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein

Xin Nian Kuai Le ~ 新年快乐 ~ Happy New Year