google chinese new year 2008

Google China (along with Google Taiwan, Hong Kong, and possibly other versions of Google in Asia) celebrates Chinese New Year today.

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. It is an important holiday in East Asia. [Wikipedia]

This year is the Year of the Rat, that’s why you are seeing the rats up there. The Chinese character on the logo (福), loosely translates as luck and wealth. Google Translate returns something else though.

Happy Chinese New Year! :)