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Festivals in China

Cold Food Festival The Cold Food or Hanshi Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which developed from the local commemoration of the death of the Jin nobleman Jie Zitui in the 7thcenturyBC under the Zhou dynasty, into an occasion across East Asia for the com ...

Dongzhi Festival The Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice Festival () is one of the most important Chinese festivals celebrated by the Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong Chinese, Taiwan, Japanese, Vietnamese, Koreans and other East Asian-related people during the Don ...

Duanwu Festival The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar. Names The Engl ...

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Fu Yang Festival The Fu Yang Festival () is a traditional festival celebrated by local residents in Xuzhou, an ancient city located in the northwest of Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coa ...

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival The Harbin International Ice and Snow festival () is an annual winter festival that takes place with a theme in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, and now is the largest ice and snow festival in the world. At first participants in the festival were m ...

Hong Kong Arts Festival The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF), launched in 1973, is a major international arts festival committed to enriching the cultural life of the city by presenting leading local and international artists in all genres of the performing arts as we ...

Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival ( zh, t=元宵節, s=元宵节, first=t, hp=Yuánxiāo jié), also called Shangyuan Festival ( zh, t=上元節, s=上元节, first=t, hp=Shàngyuán jié), is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth d ...

* Litang Horse Festival * Longtaitou Festival * Lunar New Year Fair *

Lychee and Dog Meat Festival The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival (or Yulin Dog Meat Festival) is an annual festival held in Yulin, Guangxi, China, during the summer solstice in which festival goers eat dog meat and lychees. The festival began in 2009 and spans about ten days d ...

* Miao Flower Mountain Festival *

Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese: / ), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (), Korea (), Vietnam (), and other countries in Eas ...

Monkey King Festival The Monkey King Festival () is celebrated in Hong Kong on the 16th day of the eighth Lunar month of the Chinese calendar, corresponding to September according to the Common era calendar, a day after the Mid Autumn Festival. The origin of the fes ...

Nadun Nadun is a traditional festival held by the Monguor people (known as the ''Tu Zu'' in Chinese). The festival's name resembles the Nadam festival of the Mongols, but different in format and content. Origins The Monguor “Nadun” and the Mong ...

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Nine Emperor Gods Festival The Nine Emperor Gods Festival ( zh, 九皇爺誕; ms, Perayaan Sembilan Maharaja Dewa; th, เทศกาลกินเจ) or Vegetarian Festival or Jay Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month ...

Qingdao International Beer Festival The Qingdao International Beer Festival () is a yearly festival held in Qingdao in Shandong province, China. The event is jointly sponsored by national state ministries and the Qingdao Municipal Government. History First held in 1991 to celebrate ...

Qingming Festival The Qingming festival or Ching Ming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English (sometimes also called Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors' Day), is a traditional Chinese festival observed by the Han Chinese of mainland China, Hong Ko ...

Qinhuai Lantern Fair Qinhuai Lantern Fair, also known as Jinling Lantern Fair, Jinling Lantern Festival, and officially named Lantern Fair on Qinhuai River, is a popular folk custom celebration of the Lantern Festival in the Nanjing area. Modern usage refers to the ...

Qintong Boat Festival Qintong Boat Festival () is an annual event in Jiangyan, Jiangsu, China. It has a long history since Ming Dynasty, and it is becoming an important tourist destination in the whole eastern China with the highlight of the Dragon Boat Racing. Qint ...

Renri ''Renri'' is the 7th day of ''Zhengyue'', the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar. According to Chinese customs, ''Renri'' was the day human beings were created. It is celebrated not only in China, but also in the surrounding region ...

Torch Festival The Torch Festival or Fire Festival (; Nuosu language: ; YYPY ''Dut Zie''; Bai: ) is one of the main holidays of the Yi people of southwest China, and is also celebrated by other ethnic groups of the region. It is celebrated on the 24th or 25th d ...

Uyghur Doppa Cultural Festival Uyghur Doppa Cultural Festival (), is an internationally celebrated Uyghur cultural festival which is observed on May 5 annually since 2009. History The festival was created by Tahir Imin, an independent researcher and social activist in 2009. T ...

Water-Sprinkling Festival The Water-sprinkling festival (simplified Chinese 泼水节 ; traditional Chinese 潑水節; Pinyin: ''Pōshuǐ jié''), is a traditional festival of the Dai nationality marking the Solar New Year. The Dai are an ethnic minority of China who pr ...

Weifang International Kite Festival The Weifang International Kite Festival () is an annual kite-flying festival held from April 20 to 25 in Weifang, China. Weifang, Shandong, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the ...

Film festivals in China

List of film festivals in China The following is a list of film festivals in China. * BigScreen Festival, first held in 2004 in Padua, Italy, but now held in the city of Kunming *Hong Kong National Film Festival *Beijing College Student Film Festival * Beijing Independent Fil ...

Music festivals in China

Beijing Jazz Festival The Beijing Jazz Festival () is China's first and largest jazz festival. It was founded in 1993 by Udo Hoffmann, a German national living in China. The festival is hosted by the Beijing Midi School of Music and Beijing Midi Productions. The fe ...

Beijing Music Festival The Beijing Music Festival (BMF) is an annual music festival held in Beijing which according to Chinaculture.org has become one of the most well-known musical events in the world, drawing international attention. According to Chinaculture.org t ...

Beijing Pop Festival The Beijing Pop Festival () is a rock music festival held in Beijing, China's Chaoyang Park each September since 2005. It features rock bands from China as well as from overseas. It is a pioneer music event in China since it was the first inter ...

Clockenflap Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival, commonly abbreviated to "Clockenflap", is an annual music and arts festival held in Hong Kong. It incorporates international, regional and local live music, film, art installations, street, and kids' area. 60, ...

*Great Wall International Music Academy * Hong Kong Green Jazz Festival *

Hush!! Full Band Festival The Hush!! Full Band Festival is a free entrance government-sponsored music festival focussing on local rock music with invited international guest bands. History In 2005, the Hush!! Full Band Festival got established, a government-sponsored m ...

* Intro Music Festival *

Live Earth concert, Shanghai The Live Earth concert in China was held at Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai on 7 July 2007. Running order *Evonne Hsu - "Love on July 7", "Lost in Venice", "I" (SH 11:36) * Anthony Wong - "The Little Prince", "The Season", "Venus" (SH 12:06) *So ...

Midi Music Festival The Midi Music Festival, sometimes also called Midi Modern Music Festival or simply Midi Festival () is among China's largest rock music festivals and is hosted by the Beijing Midi School of Music. Since its inauguration in 1997 it has been held ...

Modern Sky Festival The Modern Sky Festival (Chinese: 摩登天空音乐节; pinyin: Módēng Tiānkōng Yīnyuè Jié) is an outdoor rock music festival in Beijing, China, organized by the Modern Sky record label. The first festival was held October 2–4, 2007 at ...

* Yue Festival

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