Festive Chinese Decor

Decorations are very important, and this is especially true for a Chinese celebration, where everything symbolizes something.

Flowers

If you want to use flowers for this event, keep in mind these particular flowers when creating your arrangements and bouquets:

• Peach blossoms : symbolizes luck
• Kumquats: symbolizes prosperity
• Chrysanthemum: symbolizes longevity
• Water Narcissus: They usually bloom around the New Year, so get some. If they bloom on New Year's day, you'll have years of good luck.
  

Use the color red

Don't be shy with using red colors everywhere. Try out these options to make your party luck-friendly:

• Wear new, red clothes. Tell your guests to wear red if they can too.
  
• Use red streamers to hang around the ceiling

Traditional Chinese Party Supplies

• Koi fish: No need to get real koi fish, we're talking paintings of these fish or any depiction of them. They represent having surplus and having additional savings. It goes with the Chinese New Year saying: niánnián yŏuyú [ 年年有余 ].
• Yuanbao ingots: Use these golden yuanbao for your house. These are little blocks of gold that symbolize money and wealth. They were shaped like ingots because that was ancient China's form of currency.
• Lanterns: Not all lanterns are alike. For Chinese New Year, you use red and oval-shaped lanterns made of paper to celebrate.
• Wall Décor: Try putting up some pieces of Chinese calligraphy on your walls, like this "Success and Prosperous New Year Blessing Spring Couplets". Or even a good chinese fortune is what you need to hang on your door.
• Lions and dragons: If you're feeling adventerous, get yourself a lion head and do a dance. Or, just hang up some decorative dragons from the ceiling.

Music

• Chinese Pop: If you're looking for contemporary Chinese pop, this particular author loves Chinese popstar Wang Lee Hom. Buy one of his albums "Heroes of the Earth" from iTunes. Another famous pop icon is Jay Chou, get one of his albums off iTunes also.
• Traditional Chinese music: Try out some traditional music for your party.