LNY 2025

3. Haiku master during the Edo Period.
4. Upcoming zodiac year name in Mandarin Chinese.
5. Legendary sisters who led a rebellion against Chinese rule in 40 AD.
6. Dominant Tibetan religion.
8. Technically the largest city in the world, according to Chinese law.
11. Chinese philosophy emphasizing filial piety.
13. Name of the legal subdivision in China containing Tibet.
14. The current date of Japanese New Year is on January ________.
17. Common name of Lunar New Year in Vietnam.
18. Mountain range separating Tibet from the Indian subcontinent.
19. Capital of Mongolia.
21. Name of the official romanization system used in mainland China, developed by Zhou Youguang.
22. "The Great" Korean monarch who is recorded as having invented Hangul.
23. Capital of Tibet.

1. The ox from the Chinese zodiac is replaced with this animal in the Vietnamese canon.
2. Hui Chinese explorer commissioned by Yongle.
7. Korean traditional clothing.
9. Most common Vietnamese name, held by over a third of the Vietnamese population.
10. Japanese steamed rice cakes often eaten for New Year's festivities.
12. Term for Japanese New Year.
15. Birth name of Genghis Khan.
16. The Mongolian script is derived from this ancient writing system.
20. Traditional Korean soup eaten for the New Year, made of sliced rice cakes.