A guide to New Year temple fairs in Beijing
Updated: 2016-02-05 14:56
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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2015 Shijingshan temple fair opens on Feb 19, 2015. [Photo/IC] |
Shijingshan Temple Fair
Dates: Feb 8-14
Venue: Shijingshan Amusement Park, Shijingshan district
Admission: 10 yuan
Since 2000, the annual Shijingshan Temple fair has been a foreign-style temple fair that has the flavor of a foreign carnival parade.
A majority of the goods available at this year's fair will be from Europe. There's also a float parade featuring Cinderella, clowns and a music car. Beijing snacks will be sold and intangible cultural heritage exhibits will be on display.
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