In 2000, Chinese New Year fell on Saturday, February 5. It is the Chinese year, 4697. Chinese New Year is celebrated for fourteen days.

Year 2000 is Yang Metal Dragon. The Chinese use the same Chinese character for Gold and Metal, and as Gold sounds more valuable, the Chinese like to call year 2000 the Golden Dragon rather than the Metal Dragon. Year 2000 is also called the White Dragon, because Metal is equivalent to White in the five element system.