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folklore is rich and varied. Attending a festival
and celebrating with the Chinese people are certainly
the best ways to become familiar with the authentic
Chinese culture. Here are some festivals that we
find to be most interesting. If you'd like to participate
in any of them, contact us, and we will set up a
customized program for you? |
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January
New Year's Eve:
All cities in China; dances, music, acrobatics
and folk customs
Rime Festival in Jilin:
Colorful ice lanterns, ice and snow games, fireworks,
Parade, Manchu and Korean folk dance.
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January - February
Winter Carnival in Harbin,
Heilongjiang:
Giant ice sculptures, colored lanterns, winter/ice
swimming, ice hockey and skiing.
Beijing Winter Festival in Longqing, Beijing:
Ice lantern display, ice fishing, fireworks and
other performances on ice.
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February
Spring Flower Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong:
Flower markets and displays throughout the city.
Spring Festival:
Ushering in the lunar New Year, temple fairs,
lion and dragon dances, festive lanterns, firecrackers.
Labrang Monastery Buddhist Assembly in Xiahe,
Gansu:
Religious dances, sutra recitations, butter sculptures
(Tibetan Festival)
Ta'er Lamasery Assembly in Huangzhong, Qinghai:
Commemoration of Destruction of Death through
dance, display of large Buddhist images, butter
flowers exhibition, ritual dances and Buddhist
scripture chants. (Tibetan Festival)
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February-March
Lantern Festival in Zigong, Sichuan:
Shows of bamboo lanterns with silk and paper, porcelain
dragons, glass peacocks. |
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April
Hainan International Coconut
Festival in Hainan Island:
Lantern festival, dragon boat races, martial arts
contests, Miao and Li Minority ceremonies.
Third Day Of The Third Lunar Month Fair:
Li people of Hainan in archery contests, singing
bamboo dancing.
Qintong Dragon Boat Festival in Yangzhou, Jiangsu:
Dragon boat races, operas, lion and dragon dances.
Guizhou Azalea Festival in Qianxi and Dafang
Counties, Guizhou:
Bonfires, minority folk dances in Huangguoshu
Waterfall.
Dai Water Splashing Festival in Xishuangbanna,
Yunnan:
Dragon boat races, fireworks, dances and splashing
with water.
Peony Fair in Luoyang, Henan:
Display of over 350 varieties of peonies in place
where peonies first cultivated 1,400 years ago.
Exhibitions of lanterns, paintings, calligraphy
and photographs of the flowers.
Chang'an Annual International Calligraphy Fair
in Xi'an, Sha'anxi:
Chinese and foreign calligraphers display work,
discuss four treasures, visit historic carved
stones.
International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong:
Kite competitions, demonstrations in Kite Museum,
folk art performance.
Mazu Festival in Meizhou island, Fujian:
Birthday of goddess of the sea Mazu, prayers and
offerings at shrines.
Guangxi International Folk
Song Festival in Nanning or Liuzhou, Guangxi:
Shows of bamboo lanterns with silk and paper,
porcelain dragons, glass peacocks.
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May
Locust Blossom Festival
in Dalian, Liaoning:
Display of flowers, folk art performances, cultural
tours.
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June
International Dragon Boat Festival in Yueyang,
Hunan:
International dragon boat races, demonstration
shows.
Yi Nationality Torch Festival
in Shicun & Chuxiong ,Yunnan:
Archery, horse races, bullfights, wrestling, bonfires,
music, Yi cultural performances.
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June
- July
Chinese Carnivals :
Including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Zhuhai, 17 participating holiday resorts stage
dances, operas, acrobatics.
Watermelon Festival in Daxing, Beijing:
Watermelon tasting, folk performances, visits
to farmers.
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July
Double Six Fair in Xining, Qinghai:
Folk songs performed by thousands of ethnic groups.
Jiayuguan Pass International Hang Glider Festival
in Gansu:
Flight training, hang gliding over Gobi Desert
and Qilian Mountains.
Yi Torch Festival in Liangshan, Sichuan:
Horse races, singing contests, torch-light parade,
bonfire.
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July - August
Nadam Grassland Tourist Festival in Inner Mongolia:
Mongolian horse and camel races, archery, wedding
ceremonies, optional visit to Genghis Khan mausoleum.
Mt Wutai International Tourist Month in Shanxi:
Mule and horse fair, Buddhist activities and folk
entertainment.
Guizhou Liquor And Wine Festival in
Zunyi and Shizhang Caves, Guizhou:
Museum of Liquor and wine, Maotai brewery, visit
to caves and waterfalls.
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August
Xinjiang Grape Festival in Turpan, Xinjiang:
Uygur minority ceremonies and dances, hami melon
contest, visits to vineyards.
Tibetan Horse Race Festival in Nagqu, Tibet:
Horse and yak races, tug-of-war, mounted archery,
Tibetan operas.
Changchun International Film Festival in Changchun,
Jilin:
Domestic and foreign film exhibition, performances
by stars, trade fairs, lantern and food festivals
Qingdao International Beer Festival in Qingdao,
Shandong:
Beer tasting fair, fireworks, parades, fashion
shows, sports competitions.
Temple Fair in Jinhua, Anhui:
Religious ceremonies and symposium, Buddhist statue
displays, trade fairs.
Tibetan Shotan Festival
in Lhasa, Tibet:
Display of Buddhist images, operas, yogurt banquets,
trade fair.
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August
- October:
Shopping Festivals in Beijing, Shanghai and
Guangzhou:
Chinese and foreign symphonies in Forbidden City,
Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and on the Great
Wall.
September
Zhangjiajie International Forest Festival in
Hunan:
Nature trails, geological study tour, white-water
rafting, rock climbing.
Silk Festival in Suzhou, Jiangsu:
Silk work exhibitions, trade show.
Shanghai Tourism Month:
Float parades, open-air concerts, symposiums,
tea-related cultural exchange, 'Shanghai Citizen
for a day' program.
Ancient Culture Art Festival in Xi'an, Sha'anxi:
Art Exhibitions, folk performances and concerts,
trade fair.
Yangguan Qiantang River Tide-observing Festival
in Hangzhou, Zhejiang:
Amazing tidal phenomenon of Qiantang River, minority
song and dance.
International Shaolin Martial Arts Festival
in Zhengzhou, Henan:
Martial arts performances and competitions, traditional
folk art and rituals.
International Fashion Festival in Dalian, Liaoning:
Variety shows, design competitions, garment exhibitions.
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September - October
China Tourist Festival in Guangzhou:
Chinese and foreign theatrical troupes, art shows,
shopping tours.
Hubei Three Gorges Art Festival in Yichang,
Hubei:
Tours of Three Gorges, culture exhibitions, trade
fair.
Qufu International Confucius Culture Festival
in Qufu, Shandong:
Service in memorial of birthday of Confucius,
seminars on life of Confucius, music and dance
tributes, calligraphic exhibitions, visits to
Confucian tombs.
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October
International Pottery & Porcelain Festival
in Jingdezhen, Jiangxu:
Competitions, exhibition of works, pottery making,
and porcelain making techniques, demonstrations
and crafts for sale, tours of city's ceramic industry.
Huangshan International Tourist Festival in
Mt. Huang, Anhui:
Lantern festival, tour of mountains and architecture,
folk performances, trade fair.
Baoding Health Festival
in Baoding, Hubei:
Senior citizens practice Taiji, visit Martial
Arts Hall and Medicine King Temple, taste traditional
health foods, health-care product fair.
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November
Scenery Festival in Guilin, Guangxi:
Lantern festival on Li River, bonfire party, traditional
song and dance.
Chang'an Annual International Calligraphy
Fair in Xi'an, Sha'anxi:
Works from Chinese and foreign calligraphers,
auctions of works and paintings, discussion of
four treasures, historic carved stones.
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