Beijing Temple Fairs Lunar Calendar Spring time
Temple Fairs, or "Miaohui" in Chinese, is one of the most important traditional activities during the Spring Festival. You can not only taste the local flavor and, you will have chance take a close view of folk dance/acrobatic show. Longtan Park and Temple of Earth are good places for the visiting.
Xian Ancient Culture and Arts Festival every Sep
As the capital of 16 ancient dynasties, Xian could be a very city that declares loudly: Come here, taste and appreciate the ancient world of China! Xian Ancient Culture and Arts Festival, having the long standing culture behind it, will be held every Sep, which assemble a large mass of royal and folk arts, like Stilt Performance, Lion Dance and Tang Dynasty Show.
Shanghai Tourism Festival (September)
http://www.tourfest.org/
Positioned as the people’s festival, taking the “Entering the happiness and pleasure “as subject, Shanghai Tourism Festival has progressed for 16 years successfully since 1990 when it first held.
Incorporating tourism products including sightseeing, leisure, entertainment, culture, sports, exposition, and food and shopping, the festival also presents more than a hundred activities showcasing the metropolitan outlook, culture and commerce of Shanghai.
Some of highlights are float pageant, carnival, Shanghai International firework festival, Image Ambassador competition, rose wedding ceremony , to name but a few.