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The Lantern Festival – Spectacular Display at Wenyu River Park!

The final day of Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (Yuánxiāo jié 元宵节) falls this year on February 24th, the fifteenth day of the celebrations. Although it’s not a public holiday, it is still widely celebrated, especially in southern China and among the diaspora.

This year, we visited two locations in Beijing to see lanterns: Shichahai to see an amazingly long dragon and Wenyu River Park, to see one of the biggest lantern displays there’s ever been in Beijing! Read on to find out more about the origins of Lantern Festival and the lantern displays.

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Visiting Two Beijing Temple Fairs Over Spring Festival!

After four years of very quiet Spring Festivals, thing finally returned to normal this year, and the temple fairs were back! We visited two of Beijing’s temple fairs at Tongzhou Grand Canal Park and Dongyue Temple and made a video to show you what they were like.

Read on to find out more about the temple fairs and see the video!

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Warmup Event for the 2023 Beijing International Intangible Cultural Heritage Week!

Cultural Keys was pleased to attend the warm up event for the first Beijing International Week of Intangible Cultural Heritage at Pearl Club on the rooftop of the Pearl Market. At the event we were treated to delicious snacks, a Kunqu opera performance, and a stunning sunset over the neighbouring Temple of Heaven!

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