Welcome!

Welcome to KnoxvilleChineseCulture.org, a portal website promoting Chinese culture in Knoxville and East Tennessee.

This area, home to thousands of Chinese, has numerous festivals, dance, martial arts, food, and other aspects of Chinese culture.

Our latest event was the 2025 East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival, held on Sunday, February 2, 2025, in Cox Auditorium on the University of Tennessee Knoxville Campus. Our Special Guest this year was the World’s Premier Umbrella Juggling Artist Lina Liu from New York City (shown above). A Guinness World Record Holder, Lina amazed us with her incredible talents! Our event will also include a traditional Chinese Lion Dance, as well as Chinese dancing, singing, martial arts, and more.

The East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival is a family-friendly variety show is held annually in late January - early February during the Chinese New Year and brings together many local Chinese organizations for an afternoon of singing, dance, martial arts, and other performances to celebrate the coming of Spring!


Please visit our page on the Chinese New Year Festival to learn more, and please visit us on Facebook to learn more about the event and see images of past shows!

Our area is also home to numerous Chinese Organizations, including:

Univ. Tennessee Chinese Students and Scholars Association (UT CSSA)

Univ. Tennessee Office of Asian Engagement

East Tennessee Chinese School (ETCS)

Knoxville Chinese Christian Church (KCCC)

Taiwanese Association of America East Tennessee

Use the links at the top of our page to explore the language instruction, festivals, dance, martial arts, food, and other aspects of Chinese culture in the Knoxville area.

Please send any suggestions for listings, images, videos, or other related information to Coordinator@KnoxvilleChineseCulture.org.