What are the 2007 Beijing Temple Fairs? What time are they all at? How much are the tickets?

Nowadays, the religious color of temple fairs in Beijing has become increasingly diluted. There are only occasional entertaining imitation sacrificial activities and performances, and more are "there are meetings but no temples". Parks, stadiums, shopping malls, etc. have become The place where temple fairs are held. Temple fairs in Beijing have been the most popular over the years, and the places where people have the most fun are Baiyun Temple, Dongyue Temple and the Temple of Earth.

Longtan Temple Fair

Time: February 16, 2007 (the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month) to February 24 (the seventh day of the first lunar month), 2007

Place : Longtan Park

Ticket price: Group pre-sale tickets are 5 yuan (with date restrictions), invitations are 6 yuan (with no date restrictions) Note: Tickets purchased on the day cost 6 yuan, and invitations are no longer sold during the temple fair.

Temple Fair Features: This year’s Longtan Temple Fair takes “Harmony, Chongwen, and Happy Longtan” as its theme. There are more than 160 interactive and participatory activities in 8 categories including culture, sports, entertainment and so on. In addition, the "Fuwa", the spirit of the Olympic Games, will also celebrate the New Year with tourists. There will be many world champions on the competitive stage throughout the park. In addition, the cries and market customs of old Beijing that have disappeared for nearly fifty years will also appear in the intangible cultural heritage theater.

The activities are divided into several categories: sports competitions, literary and cultural activities, folk customs activities, popular science entertainment activities, and "commercial snacks. Five characteristic streets with different styles are set up.

Bus route: No. 6, 8, 12, 60, 116, 352, 607, 750, 807, 958 and get off at Beijing Amusement Park Station; No. 34, 35, 36, Get off at Guangminglou Station on Route 37, 41, 707, 713, 743, 822, 943 (special line), and 957.

Self-driving route: South Second Ring Road. 500 meters north of Zuo'anmen Bridge, west of Guangming Bridge on the East Second Ring Road and south at the first intersection

Red Mansion Temple Fair

Time: February 18, 2007 (the first lunar month). First day of the Lunar New Year) to February 23 (the sixth day of the first lunar month)

Location: In and around the Grand View Garden

Ticket: Group price 8 yuan; During the temple fair, the price is 10 yuan

Temple Fair Features: In this year's Red Mansion Temple Fair, in addition to recreating the grand scene of the ancient costume parade of "Concubine Yuan's Prospecting Marriage", the Grand View Garden will also display to Chinese and foreign tourists for the first time the traditional wedding ceremonies "Baoyu Wedding" and longevity, which were developed to serve the society. The lively scene of the banquet "Jia Mu's Birthday" is not only an innovation, but also adds a festive and beautiful scenery to the Spring Festival Temple Fair. Red Mansion delicacies and old Beijing snacks are also a highlight of this year's Red Mansion Temple Fair. In the Sunshine Hall, waiters in ancient costumes will present you with the exquisite snacks in the "Red Mansion Banquet" - small rice dumplings, lucky fruits, Ruyi cakes, Taijun cakes, etc. are all special snacks of the Red Mansion that are rarely seen on weekdays. < /p>

Bus routes: 59, 19, 819, 56, 122, 423 to Daguanyuan Station

Ditan Temple Fair

Time. : February 17-February 24, 2007 (the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month to the seventh day of the first lunar month)

Location: Ditan Park, Beijing

Ticket: 10 yuan

Temple Fair Features: The 2007 Ditan Temple Fair centered on Fangzetan and was surrounded by a Beijing-style folk custom lecture hall, photography art gallery, intangible cultural heritage square, and North and South Folk Flower Fair performance areas. During the temple fair, the organizing committee Exhibitions of folk crafts such as Tianjin Clay Figure Zhang, Shaanxi Fengxiang Clay Sculptures, and Shandong Weifang New Year Pictures will be held; Liu Yida and other seven well-known folk culture experts from Beijing will tell visitors about traditional New Year customs on a new topic every day; on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Professor Yang Fengchi, a famous psychological expert, will The organizing committee will also answer people’s questions on issues such as children’s education and loneliness in the elderly. The organizing committee will also invite treasure appraisal experts to conduct free on-site appraisals of treasures collected by the people. During the temple fair, cultural, sports and entertainment activities such as guessing lantern riddles, playing diabolo, and playing ball will also be held. .

Bus route: Take the subway to Yonghegong or Andingmen Station, take bus No. 13, 116, 62, 44, 117, 800, 80, 820 or Te 2 to the South Gate of Ditan. Take trams 104, 108, 124 or 27, 104 express, 358, 119, 407, 328, 803, 18, 758, 850, 113, 858, 644, 643 to the west gate of Ditan.

Chaoyang Park Western Temple Fair (Beijing Chaoyang International Style Festival)

Time: February 18 (the first day of the first lunar month) to February 24 (the seventh day of the first lunar month), 2007< /p>

Location: Beijing Chaoyang Park

Ticket: retail ticket 10 yuan/person; group ticket 8 yuan/person

Temple fair features: display exotic customs and create passion Journey is the style pursued by every style festival. Elite artists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Russia, Norway, Burundi, Australia and other countries have brought wonderful and unique performances. So far, there have been More than 200 foreign artists participated. Domestic ethnic customs such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang have also become the highlights of previous folk festivals.

Bus lines: Take bus 988, 976, 973, 852, 834, 831, 815, 758, 752, 750, etc. to get there!

Changdian Temple Fair

Time: February 18 (the first day of the first lunar month) to February 23 (the sixth day of the first lunar month), 2007

Location: North Start at the Hepingmen intersection of South Xinhua Street in Xuanwu District, and go south through the Hufangqiao intersection to the Hufang Road Cultural Square

Temple fair features: Changdian’s unique entertainment atmosphere is also very attractive, including stilts, Taiping drums, and car fairs , Five Tiger Sticks... Various flower festivals are competing for performances, and veteran artists from Beijing Tianqiao will perform unique skills for you. The snacks represented by giant candied haws on a stick are not to be missed. Liulichang is particularly lively during the first month of the year.

Bus route: Metro Hepingmen Station, Lines 6, 14, 15, 23, 7, 5, 66, 102, 105, Bailibao 102, 603 wait.

Beijing Lotus Pond Temple Fair

Time: February 18 (the first day of the Lunar New Year) to February 23 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year), 2007

Location: Lotus Pond Park

Ticket: 6 yuan (free for children under 1.2 meters, half price for students with student ID cards and senior citizen ID cards)

Temple fair features: The 7th Beijing Lotus Pond Temple Fair will continue to feature lotus flowers Relying on the profound historical and cultural background of the pool and based on the development of cultural and creative industries, we will further build the folk culture brand of Lotus Pool, fully explore and display a series of folk culture such as folk handicrafts, folk unique activities, folk collections, folk flower parties, etc., through snack tasting Activities such as market viewing, unique performances, and flower competitions reproduce the customs and styles of old Beijing, making the Lotus Pond Temple Fair a platform for "protecting intangible cultural heritage and promoting national culture", allowing everyone to continuously understand the national culture and make the nation more prosperous. Traditional culture is gradually carried forward, and the "Lotus Pond Temple Fair" is gradually built into a brand temple fair.

Bus routes: 6, 50, 340, 613, 620, 704, 822, 927, 368, 323, 822, Take No. 811, No. 937 or Special No. 7 and get off at Lotus Pond or South Square of West Railway Station

Dongyue Temple Spring Festival Cultural Temple Fair

Time: February 17, 2007 (the twelfth lunar month). 29) to February 24 (the seventh day of the first lunar month)

Location: Dongyue Temple, Chaoyang District

Ticket: 10 yuan, group 8 yuan

Features of the temple fair: “If I ask where to pray, passers-by point to Dongyue Temple. "Fu" culture has become the core and feature of Dongyue Temple Temple Fair, which has a history of at least 300 years. Dongyue Temple is located on Chaoyangmenwai Street. It was built in the sixth year of Yanyou (1319) of the Yuan Dynasty and covers an area of ??71 acres. , is the largest temple of the Zhengyi sect in North China. The temple is divided into three parts: the main courtyard and the east and west Taoist courtyards. Along the central axis, there are seven entrances: Dongmen Archway, Zhandai Gate, Daiyue Hall, Yude Hall, and The back building and other buildings have a rigorous layout and are magnificent. The temple is dedicated to the God of Mount Tai, Emperor Dongyue, and other gods. There are nearly a thousand statues of the gods, and 12 of them are made of golden nanmu in the 17th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1485). There are carved statues of the three officials and ministers. The number of stone steles in the temple ranks first among the temples in the capital, with more than 140. The most famous one is the "Zhangliu Sundaoxing Stele" written by Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty. Yuemiao has been opened as the Beijing Folk Museum in 1995.

Transportation: Take bus 109, 112, 846 or 750 and get off at Shenjie Station, or get off at Chaoyangmen Station and go east.

< p>Baiyunguan Temple Fair

Time: From the first to the sixth day of the first lunar month (February 17-February 23, 2007)

Location: Baiyunguan, Xicheng District

< p>Ticket price: 10 yuan

Temple fair features: Baiyun Temple is located outside Xibianmen, east of Baiyun Road outside Fuxingmen. It is the largest Taoist temple in Beijing and is known as the "No. 1 Jungle in the Whole World". In the first month of the Baiyunguan Temple, the main activities include "Meeting the Immortals", "Following the Stars", "Touching the Money Eye", "Touching the Stone Monkey", etc. It is said that if you touch the stone monkey, you can be "titled and ennobled". "Official luck". Women go to the Yuanjun Hall to "tie dolls" in front of the Empress in order to pray for a baby in the coming year. Those who are sick go to the Yaowang to burn a stick of incense and worship. Get well soon, everyone's wish is simple and simple. There is another very pleasant activity to visit Baiyun Temple. Currently, Baiyun Temple is the seat of the Chinese Taoist Association.

Bus routes: 26, 717, 708, 932. Baiyunguan Station and Muxidi Subway Station have limited parking spaces, so try not to drive there.

Hongluo Temple Fair

Time: From the first day of the first lunar month to the seventh day of the lunar month (February 2007). 18th to February 24th)

Location: Hongluo Temple Scenic Area

Ticket: 30 yuan

Temple fair features: worshiping Buddha and ancestors, and ringing auspicious bells , making money eyes, delicious snacks, calligraphy and painting photography exhibitions, acrobatic flower performances, appreciating the three friends of winter - pine, bamboo, plum, etc., strolling in the 10-mile "green corridor", you can feel the rich greenery here < /p>

Bus route: Take bus 936 from Dongzhimen Long-distance Bus Station to Hongluo Temple Scenic Area.

Self-driving route: Beijing - Jingshun Road (National Highway 101) - Huairou District -. Qingchun Road (passing the traffic team around the island) northbound - Hongluo Road - Hongluo Temple Scenic Area.