Chinese New Year 2011 Beijing (1), Events and Activities Beijing Spring Festival 2011

The date of Chinese New Year 2011 ( Feb 03, 2011) The exact date for...

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The date of Chinese New Year 2011 ( Feb 03, 2011) The exact date for Chinese new year ( or popularly called Spring Festival ) is not fixed, normally falls between late Jan and early Feb each year. Each year the lunar and solar calendars are referenced to fix the date. This year 2011's Chinese new year day falls on Feb 3, 2011.

The "Chinese Zodiac" has a cycle of 12 animals, and 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, or Hare.

Chinese New Year Duration ( Feb 03 - 17, 2011) The official paid day off for the Chinese new year (Spring Festival) is 3 days. But The government makes it a 7-day holiday by moving the prior weekend and the upcoming one together with these 3 days, which totals a 7 day holiday. This is the Chinese government's “holiday economy” policy, or "Golden Week" Policy. During the 7 day holiday, people learn to relax, travel and loosen their wallets, greatly boosting the local economy.

So this year Chinese New Year holiday lasts 7 days Feb 02 - Feb 9, 2011. But the traditional spring festival celebration of the Chinese New Year lasts 15 days starting from the first day of the Chinese lunar new year (Feb 03, 2011) till Lantern Festival (Feb 17, 2011).

So, the Chinese New Year comes to an end when the Lantern Festival sets in ( this year falls on Feb 17, 2011).

Things to do in the days before New Year Eve in Beijing In the days prior to the New Year Eve ( Feb 02, 2011 this year's Spring Festival ), People return home for family reunion, clean their houses, buy new outfits and have their hair cut. A big meal is prepared for the new year Eve with plentiful dishes. After dinner, fireworks and firecrackers will be played to ward off the bad luck and usher in the new year.

Beijing is allowed to fire firework and firecrackers. If you happen to travel Beijing on the new year'eve, you will see the beautifully lit skyline made by the firewarks everywhere in the city of Beijing. The sound of the fireworks and firecrackers will last all night for the new year eve.

Temple Fairs held in each district and county in Beijing 2011

Name of District	Event	Time	Venue	Activities
Dongcheng	16th Ditan Temple Fare	Feb 2-9,2011	Ditan Park	Snack, Performance
	28th Longtan Temple Fare	Feb 2-9,2011	Longtan Park	Snack, Performance
	5th Community Folk Temple Fair	Feb 2-9,2011	Culture and ports Center of Changyangmen Community	Folk Temple Fair
Xicheng	Changdian Temple Fair	Feb 2-17,2011	Dongxi Liulichang Street	Snack, Performance
	Red Mansion Temple Fair	Feb 2-17,2011	Grand View Park	Old Costumes, folk performance and intangible cultural show
	Beihai Culture Festival	Feb 2-17,2011	Beihai Park	performance and snacks
Haidian	Suzhou Street Summer Palace	Feb 2-7,2011	Suzhou Street, Summer Palace	Suzhou Street Spring Festival Lanterns
Haidian	Longquan Si Temple Fair	Feb 2-17,2011	Longquan Temple of Fenghuangling	Pray for the new year at Longquan Temple
Chaoyang	6th Caoyun Temple Fair at Gaobeidian	Jan 26-Feb 01,2011	Huansheng Tianqiao Folk Threater	Tianqiao skills, folk flower, Beijing snack
Chaoyang	Panjiayua Flee Market Temple Fair	Feb 2-9, 2011	Panjiayuan Flee Market	acrobatics and snacks
Changping	Honglu Hot Spring Flower Lantern Festival	Jan 22 - Feb 7, 2011	Honglu Shanzhuang Spa Resort, Xiaotangshan	flower lantern, games, food and folk activities
Shijingshan	10th Beijing "Foreign Temple Fair"	Feb 3-9, 2011	Shijingshan Amusement Park	Western stuff, western music, taste western food, see western views
Shijingshan	Temple Fair at Beijing Sculpture Park2010北京	Feb 2-9, 2011	International Sculpture Park, Shijingshan	games, snack, and acrobatics show
Tongzhou	Sanjiao Temple Fair	Feb 3-8, 2011	Sanjiao Temple(Dachengjie 1, Tongzhou	exhibits, art performance and folk games
Yanqing	Stay for the new year eve and have a folk new year	Feb 2-17,2011	Liugong Folk Village and Zuojiaying Folk Village	stilt-walking,doing the yangko dance, Sedan chair lifting, writing spring couplets, posting spring couplets, the paper-cut for window decoration, making jiaozi, firing fireworks

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The "Chinese Zodiac" has a cycle of 12 animals, and 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, or Hare.

So, the Chinese New Year comes to an end when the Lantern Festival sets in ( this year falls on Feb 17, 2011).

Temple Fairs held in each district and county in Beijing 2011

Name of District	Event	Time	Venue	Activities
Dongcheng	16th Ditan Temple Fare	Feb 2-9,2011	Ditan Park	Snack, Performance
	28th Longtan Temple Fare	Feb 2-9,2011	Longtan Park	Snack, Performance
	5th Community Folk Temple Fair	Feb 2-9,2011	Culture and ports Center of Changyangmen Community	Folk Temple Fair
Xicheng	Changdian Temple Fair	Feb 2-17,2011	Dongxi Liulichang Street	Snack, Performance
	Red Mansion Temple Fair	Feb 2-17,2011	Grand View Park	Old Costumes, folk performance and intangible cultural show
	Beihai Culture Festival	Feb 2-17,2011	Beihai Park	performance and snacks
Haidian	Suzhou Street Summer Palace	Feb 2-7,2011	Suzhou Street, Summer Palace	Suzhou Street Spring Festival Lanterns
Haidian	Longquan Si Temple Fair	Feb 2-17,2011	Longquan Temple of Fenghuangling	Pray for the new year at Longquan Temple
Chaoyang	6th Caoyun Temple Fair at Gaobeidian	Jan 26-Feb 01,2011	Huansheng Tianqiao Folk Threater	Tianqiao skills, folk flower, Beijing snack
Chaoyang	Panjiayua Flee Market Temple Fair	Feb 2-9, 2011	Panjiayuan Flee Market	acrobatics and snacks
Changping	Honglu Hot Spring Flower Lantern Festival	Jan 22 - Feb 7, 2011	Honglu Shanzhuang Spa Resort, Xiaotangshan	flower lantern, games, food and folk activities
Shijingshan	10th Beijing "Foreign Temple Fair"	Feb 3-9, 2011	Shijingshan Amusement Park	Western stuff, western music, taste western food, see western views
Shijingshan	Temple Fair at Beijing Sculpture Park2010北京	Feb 2-9, 2011	International Sculpture Park, Shijingshan	games, snack, and acrobatics show
Tongzhou	Sanjiao Temple Fair	Feb 3-8, 2011	Sanjiao Temple(Dachengjie 1, Tongzhou	exhibits, art performance and folk games
Yanqing	Stay for the new year eve and have a folk new year	Feb 2-17,2011	Liugong Folk Village and Zuojiaying Folk Village	stilt-walking,doing the yangko dance, Sedan chair lifting, writing spring couplets, posting spring couplets, the paper-cut for window decoration, making jiaozi, firing fireworks

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