Beijing News

The Swing Beijing club organizes the 3-day Great Wall Swingout, a festival for swing dancers, held every year in April.  The festivities include the signature event, swing dancing on the Great Wall of China.

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One of China’s oldest traditions is the over 100 year old tradition of kite flying, making the Beijing Kite Flying Festival an extremely popular and exciting event.

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The Bookworm Literary Festival is held as an opportunity for the international community to discuss the latest and greatest of innovative literature and ideas. The festival will be holding its sixth annual celebration this year featuring book-talks, discussions, and more.

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Families across Asia celebrate the Lantern Festival by gathering at temples to light paper lanterns and parade through the city streets. Children attempt to solve riddles written on the lanterns, while onlookers gaze at the orange balls of light drifting into the night sky.

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Even though Christmas in Beijing is not a nationally recognized holiday, there are still many festivities throughout the city held to accommodate a unique Christmas experience. Ranging from Christmas dinners to Christmas choir performances, Beijing offers exciting celebration events.

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Beijing Film Academy features discussion on how new international film can be featured and shared with the students and faculty. To provide this experience, the Student Film Festival will be held as an incredible international student film demonstration.

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The Beijing Festival at Fragrant Hill is known as the Red Leaf Festival, and is held every year as a marvelous celebration of autumn’s wonders. Join the masses and consider gathering around Fragrant Hill to admire the gorgeous red leaves and fall colors

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Consider attending the Beijing Music Festival during your next trip to China. The unique experience is one of a kind and is not to be missed by any music lover or appreciate. The festival brings together established performing artists, pedagogues, as well as serious music students from around the world.

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The Double Ninth Festival, also called Chongyang Festival in China, is a festival held on the ninth day of the ninth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. It is known as Chong Yang Jie in Chinese because "Chong" means double and "Yang" suggests nine according to the ancient book "YiJing," the Book of Changes.

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