Capital celebrates rich culture during Lantern Festival

At Fengtai district’s Changxindian old town, folk performances and three street parades took place on the day, where folk artists enriched visitors’ experience with drum performances, traditional opera face-changing stunts, martial arts and lion dancing.

Public libraries across the city also joined in leveraging their resources and hosting a series of reading events. In the Capital Library of China, storytellers told tales about Lantern Festival to children and guided them in making crafts. Beijing Dongcheng District Library organized a recital and a lecture where scholars shared and analyzed traditional poems pertaining to the festival.