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Tuesday, 11 February 2014

A Guide to Lantern Festival Celebrations in Beijing


Beijing's Olympic Park Ice Lantern festival

Beijing's Olympic Park Ice Lantern festival began on January 15 and will continue until February 24. The main feature will of course be the ice lanterns, but the festival will have many other items to entertain you with, including a temple fair!

Dates: Jan.y 15 - Feb. 2
Venue: Beijing's Olympic Park
Tel:+86 400 108 6667

How to get there: Take Bus 82, 538 or 207 at Beichen East Road.

Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival

The 26th Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival kicked off on Jan.14, 2014, with more than 350 ice lanterns as well as over 300 pieces of ice and snow sculpture works on display.

Dates: Until late Februray
Venue: Longqing Gorge Scenic Spot, Yanqing County
Tel: +8610 69191020

How to get there: Take Bus 919 at Deshengmen to Yanqing County, and transfer to Bus 875.

Solana Festival of Lights

Dates: Until February 20
Venue: Solana Lifestyle Shopping Center, Chaoyang District
Tel: +8610 59056663
How to get there: Take Bus 419, 677 or 985 to Zaoyingbeili stop, or Subway Line 10 to Liangmahe station

Source: china.org via cri

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