The Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures organised a China Day on 12th February, the first day of the 2023/2024 spring term. The Chinese Lunar New Year, considered to be the most important Chinese holiday, is the Year of the Wooden Dragon this year, therefore, the programmes were also organised around the dragon symbol. Participants of the event could listen to lectures on the significance of the Year of the Dragon, the cult of the Dragon King, dragons in Chinese medicine and the Dragon Boat Festival, among other topics, by the lecturers from the university's Department of Chinese Studies and invited renowned professionals in the Béla Buda Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.