Lianhuachi Temple Fair

Dates: Jan 28-Feb 1 Venue: Lianhuachi Park

Ticket: 10 yuan

Buses: Take 323, 324, 300, 368, 57, 1, 4, 964, 321 or 339 to Liuliqiao Beili or Te 7, 309, 719, 620, 704, 122, 38, 927, 410, 715, 390, 917, 340, 6 or 50 to Liuliqiao or Lianhuachi.

Located close to Beijing West Railway Station, the Lotus Pond (Lianhuachi) Park is regarded as the birthplace of the city of Beijing, bearing a history of over 3,000 years. The temple fair here is quite traditional, with more than 100 events going on making it an ideal place to enjoy Chinese folk arts and food.

Song and dance performances, such as yangge and duets from northeast China will be performed, and Shifuxian, or poem-string, an over 200-year-old folk art on the verge of extinction will make its debut at the fair.