Where to spend the Lantern Festival in Beijing

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3. Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival

This year the ice lanterns will focus on the Winter Olympics. Elements of the Winter Olympics can be seen everywhere during the festival. 350 sets of flower lanterns, 2,000 sets of tree lanterns, 350 pieces of ice lanterns, 200 ice engravings and 100 snow engravings will turn Longqing Gorge into a fairy tale world.

Date: Jan 15 - end of Feb, 2017

Location: Jiuxian town, Yanqing county

Admission: 100 yuan, children below 1.2 meters free