Beijing Chrysanthemum Festival Lunar Calendar Sep
The first Chrysanthemum Festival will be held in Beijing from Sep 19, 2009 and last nearly a month. It will be a regular festival holding every Calendar Sep. Chrysanthemum, in all ages, be considered as a symbol of lucky and longevity due to its rich colors and florid gestures, is popular with Chinese people.
Daxing Watermelon FestivalTo the south of Beijing lies the renowned Daxing district which is famous for watermelon. Having a taste of Daxing watermelon and enjoying the local culture become the main attraction for the Daxing Watermelon Festival.
The festival was founded in 1988, with the aim to make friends, promote regional economical development and make Daxing known the world. The main body of the festival includes opening ceremony, business activities, faming activities and touring.
The festival is held around June every year.
Xian – Ancient City Wall Marathon Festival Established in 1995, Xian – Ancient City Wall Marathon Festival has tramp 14years and finally found its way to be an important and competitive training race in China, even gain lots reputation world wide. Patience, endurance and tough mind, the three essential factor that being a Marathoner, and also be the most important inner spirit to be a warrior.
Xian International Calligraphy Annual Conference the last week of March
Calligraphy, as Chinese own art, can be dated back to Shang Dynasty and showed its special charm among people.
Since 1986, every year, calligrapher at home and abroad would gather in Xian, the so called ‘Home of Calligraphy’, to celebrate the big annual conference.