Things to do over the Spring Festival: Changdian Temple Fair

One essential element of Spring Festival in Beijing is the traditional Temple Fair (miao hui, 庙会). These typically take place in parks and temples around the city, and commonly feature song and dance performances, displays of traditional arts and crafts, stalls selling crafts, toys and other items, fairground-style games stalls, and all the food you can stuff yourself with of an afternoon. Temple fairs are colorful, noisy and fun, perfect for a day out with family or friends. Make a date to check out one of these fairs over the holiday period.

Changdian Temple Fair
This traditional temple fair features attractions like handmade craft displays and performances including shadow puppets and acrobatics. Free. 8.30am-5pm. Hepingmen Junction, Nanxinhua Jie, Xuanwu District. (6302 7874)

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Getting there: Bus: Lines 6, 14, 15, 23, 25, 53, 66, 102 and 105. Get off at the Bailibao stop.

The above description of Changdian Temple fair was taken from the most recent issue of agenda magazine. You can also find a wealth of information about various temple fairs in the latest issue of BeijingKids.

Links and Sources
Sohu: Image from Changdian Temple Fair
bbker.com: More images from Changdian Temple Fair