Beijing Events

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 this week of celebration. The Eastern Mountain Taoist Temple on the east side of the city hosts the New Year Temple Fair where one could find some respite from the revelling in the main hall, which features a Taoist orchestra playing traditional flutes and pipes.

Date: 14 February 2010