Chinese New Year in BeijingChinese New Year in Beijing is a noisy, colourful (and that's
not just the fireworks) and busy occasion. Boys and girls on
stilts, life-sized puppets and costumed carousers sing and dance in
the streets. Not a whole lot of sleep is possible during this week
of celebration. The Eastern Mountain Taoist Temple on the east side
of the city hosts the New Year Temple Fair where one could find
some respite from the revelling in the main hall, which features a
Taoist orchestra playing traditional flu Event Date: 23 - 29 January 2012 |