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Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Festival

A magical winter wonderland provides a fun day out for locals and tourists alike at the three-day ice spectacle held annually north of Beijing. Try your hand at ice-fishing or one of numerous other ice or snow sports, and finish off the day...  see full details

Beijing Music Festival

This event spans almost the entire month of October and features orchestras, opera houses and soloists from around the world. It is considered far and wide to be among the top five music festivals in the world. ...  see full details

Meet in Beijing Arts Festival

The "Meet in Beijing" Arts Festival transpires in and around the city starting in April/May annually and running on into the autumn months. Each year the festival takes on a different theme, this year's not surprisingly being "Five Rings of Art Blooming in Beijing"....  see full details

Chinese New Year in Beijing

Chinese New Year in Beijing is a noisy, colourful (and that's not just the fireworks) and busy occasion. Boys and girls on stilts, life-sized puppets and costumed carousers sing and dance in the streets. Not a whole lot of sleep is possible during...  see full details

Great Wall Marathon

The longest man-made structure in the world lends just a small portion of itself for one of the most gorgeous races in the world. The two races of 3 miles (5km) and 6 miles (10km) each take place in some of the hilliest...  see full details