{"id":7832,"date":"2023-01-18T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2023-01-19T19:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:48:21","slug":"how-to-spend-spring-festival-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-winter-tour\/how-to-spend-spring-festival-in-beijing","title":{"rendered":"How to Spend Spring Festival in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When planning Beijing winter tour<\/a> <\/a>during Spring Festival<\/a> or Chinese Lunar New Year, many first-time visitors would ask the same question \u201cHow to spend Spring Festival in Beijing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many choices to celebrate the new year in Beijing. Different people have different tastes in terms of sightseeing, events, shopping, entertaining,etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may check out my personal suggestions for spending Spring Festival in Beijing as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. How to spend Chinese lunar new year\u2019s eve in Beijing <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Participate in the new year activities at your hotel, such as:<\/strong>
1) Making dumpling
2) Find a comfortable bar to kill your time during the new year\u2019 eve
3)  Spend Chinese new year\u2019s eve with a local family
4) Stay up for the TV gala
5) Purchase some fireworks or firecrackers at the local designated outlets
6) When new year comes, go out for viewing the fireworks and join in them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Beijing Temple Fairs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visiting one or two temple fairs is a must for spending Spring Festival in Beijing. Though temple fairs in Beijing don\u2019t have much change every year, people still flock there to sense and feel the new year,  which main activities include special local food and snacks, plentiful products of arts and crafts, souvenir stalls, food vendors and recreation places for the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a temple fairs, you will eat local flavor, view or buy local arts and crafts and play games at a temple fairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out What to see and do at the temple fairs in Beijing<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Longtan Park Temple Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Major temple fairs in Beijing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longtan Lake Park Temple Fair<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>
Entrance Fee: RMB 10 ( non-temple fair time: RMB 2 ) Children under 1.2 meter high: free
Bus lines: North Gate: 743\u3001822\u300135\u300141\u3001957\u3001750\u3001705 get off at Guangminglou Northwest Gate: 60\u30018\u3001116\u30016\u300112\u3001352\u3001958 get of Beijing Amusement Park East Gate: 122\u300151\u3001T3 Get off at Beijing Tumor Hospital
Add: No.8, Longtanhulu, Chongwen, Dongcheng District, about 1km east of Temple of Heaven Complaint
Tel: 67144310, 67185980 <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Ditan Park Temple Fair<\/strong><\/em>
Entrance Fee: RMB 10 Children under 1.2 meter high: free
Tel: 6421-4657
Bus lines: 13, 116, 62, 44, 117, 909, 800, 807, 820, T2, 27, 104, 358, 119, 407, 328, 803, 18, 850, 113, 858, 644, 643 or Subway Line 2 at Lama Temple <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaoyang Park Carnival<\/strong><\/em>
Entrance fee: 10 RMB Add: 1 Chaoyang Gongyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Bus Lines:  No. 31, 117, 302, 406, 608, 703, 705, 731, 758, 750, 815, 831, 834, 8473.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Ice Skating<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of open-air ice skating rinks inside some lakes in Beijing. Shichahai Lake and Kunming Lake in Summer Palace are two of the most important outdoor ice skating rinks for many local skaters.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ice Skating on Shichahai Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

There are a few top indoor ice skating Rinks such New World Champion Skating Rink, all Star Ice Rink, New World Champion Skating Rink and more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ice Skating on Shichahai Lake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.Beijing Hot Spring Bathing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A nice soak in one of Beijing\u2019s many hot springs is an excellent way to the perfect place to wash off the dirt and relax your body. There are three popular hot spring resorts around Beijing: Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Resort<\/a>, Jiuhua Spa & Resort<\/a> and Huaxia Hot Spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Resort and Jiuhua Spa & Resort Actually have the same springhead \u2013 Xiaotangshan hot spring. Xiaotangshan has been famous for its hot springs for over 300 years. Local legend has it that the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) went there to relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Beijing Snow Skiing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skiing has become increasingly popular with Chinese. There are over 10 ski resorts around Beijing which are suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet the various needs from customers, most of the the Beijing ski resorts offers snow related activities such as stimulative Motorcycle on snow land, snow flying disk, romantic sleigh drawn by dogs or houses, Ice garden, and Snow garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add-on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Ski Resorts in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Ice Rinks in Beijing<\/a>
Houhai Winter Ice Skating Rink<\/a>
How to Visit Great Wall of China in Winter<\/a>
Top 8 Things to Do in Beijing in the Winter<\/a>
How to Visit Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival<\/a>
What to see and do at the temple fairs in Beijing<\/a>
Snow and Ice at Bird\u2019s Nest (National Stadium)<\/a>
How to Spend Spring Festival in Beijing<\/a>
How to Spend Christmas Eve in Beijing<\/a>
Longtan Lake Park Temple Fair<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for guided tours to Beijing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing 5 Day Winter Tour Package<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Tourist Scams Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Beijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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