Festivals >>
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Oct. 12-Nov. 6: Fragrant Hills Red Leaves Festival Time: 6:00-18:30; Oct. 12-Nov. 6
Venue: Fragrant Hills, Beijing
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Beijing Fringe Festival: Carmen (Spanish) Hours: 19:30, Sept. 13-14
Place: Beijing Oriental Pioneer Theatre
Tickets: 40/80/120
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German Fresh Beer Festival opens in Beijing Another festival for beer lovers in Beijing has kicked off at Villa Castanea, a cozy club near the Fragrant Hills.
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Outdoor Film Festival @ Badaling Great Wall Hours: 7:30pm, ends Aug. 31
Place: Wangjing Culture Square
Tickets: Free
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G&D Music Festival Hours: All Day, July 29-31
Place: Goose & Duck Ranch
Tickets: 100
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The 2nd Young Concert Artists Festival Hours: 7:30 pm, daily, 23-26 June
Place: Forbidden City Concert Hall
Tickets: 30-380
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Marathon festival Time: April 17
Venue: Tian'anmen Square
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Swedish students join Chinese traditional games Over ten Swedish middle school students joined an international folk games festival to experience Chinese traditional games.
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Bailu (White Dew) Bailu, which will fall on September 7, 2008, reflects a weather phenomenon. Around the day of Bailu, the temperature declines gradually.
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Chushu (Limit of Heat) Chu means stop and shu means summer, so Chushu indicates that the hot summer is ending.
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Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in October in Gregorian calendar.
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Confucius' Birthday "Master Kong," or Kong Qui better known as Confucius (Latin name) is believed to be born on September 28, 551 BC.
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Zhongyuan Festival The 15th day of the 7th lunar month is Zhongyuan Festival as well as Hungry Ghost Festival, Yu Lan Pen festival and Shi Hu.
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Seventh Night Festival Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is usually in early August.
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Pine Valley Beijing Open This is Beijing's only men's professional tournament on the Asian Tour, and was first played in 2007.
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The Dangdai International Art Festival (DIAF) With dozens of leading galleries participating and works from over 50 nationalities, DIAF adopts an international and multi-discipline approach.
