A guide for Year of the Rooster temple fairs in Beijing

Preparation for the Longtan Temple Fair of the Year of the Rooster is underway at the Longtan Lake Park in Beijing, Jan 11, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

Longtan Temple Fair

Dates: Jan 28-Feb 1

Venue: Longtan Lake Park, Zuoanmennei Dajie, Chongwen district

Ticket: 10 yuan

Buses: Take 34, 35, 36, 743, 957, 943, 822, 705 or 41 to Guangminglou, or 6, 8, 607, 60, 958, 116, 750, 12, 352 or 807 to Beijing Amusement Park.

Fair events here are very similar to those in Ditan. There will be various interactive competitions inviting visitors to join in arm-wrestling, rock climbing and chess matches.

Activities including an opera show, an acrobatics show, a Quyi performance, Judo, wrestling, a table tennis competition for middle-aged and senior people, a folk diabolo-spinning competition (a game in which a two-headed top is balanced on a string held between two sticks), "World Carnival" entertainment programs for children and delicious snacks from all over the country.