Capital celebrates rich culture during Lantern Festival

The Beijing Bureau of Culture and Tourism collaborated with a number of organizations and companies in hosting more than 660 cultural events and performances around this year’s Lantern Festival, which was on Feb 24.

More than 400 cultural activities were organized across Beijing, including temple fairs, garden salons, lantern shows and dragon dance parades, and 261 performances, such as plays, operas and concerts, were staged at theater venues.