2023 Beijing Tulip Cultural Festival

On April 4th, the 2023 Beijing Tulip Cultural Festival kicked off. This year's event includes six exhibition areas, including the Beijing International Flower Port, the Beijing World Flower Wonderland Park, the Beijing Expo Park, the National Botanical Garden (North Garden), Zhongshan Park, and Fangshan Changyang Park. The tulip exhibition covers an area of more than 180,000 square meters, showcasing over 150 varieties, as well as other bulb flowers such as hyacinths, with over 3 million plants grown, making it the largest event of its kind in history. The cultural festival will continue until May 8th.

25th Beijing Pinggu International Peach Blossom Festival and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cultural Tourism Consumption Season

On April 12th, the 25th Beijing Pinggu International Peach Blossom Festival and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cultural Tourism Consumption Season opened in Pinggu District. The festival, which runs until May 31st, has the theme "Peach Blossoms Drunk in Pinggu, Enjoying Spring Scenery". It features cultural tourism experiences, leisure sports and fitness activities, rural revitalization events, and creative agricultural experiences. A series of cultural, tourist, agricultural, sports, and investment promotion activities will be held, including online viewing of peach blossoms, the Zhenluoying Pear Blossom Festival, the Yaji Mountain Cultural Temple Fair, art performances, and triathlons. Visitors can also enjoy immersive ancient-themed performances and taste local specialties during the event.

26th Lilac Tourism and Cultural Festival and the 6th Zen Tea Culture Festival at Jietai Temple

On April 15th, the 26th Lilac Tourism and Cultural Festival and the 6th Zen Tea Culture Festival at Jietai Temple started with the theme "Lilac Welcomes Spring, Jietai is Filled with Purple Smoke".

Jietai Temple was built in the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty (622 AD) and is one of the oldest royal temples in Beijing. It has been a famous place for emperors to enjoy spring outings since the Ming and Qing dynasties. During April and May each year, lilacs bloom throughout the garden, filling the air with fragrance. There are 1,103 lilac trees in the park, with more than 20 trees over 200 years old. These ancient lilacs were bestowed by Emperor Qianlong and transplanted from the Changchun Garden of the Old Summer Palace. They are among the most numerous and long-lived in the Beijing area.

This cultural festival showcases the charm of Jietai Temple's culture through opening ceremonies, art performances, ancient-themed photo opportunities, photography contests, Go competitions, and calligraphy workshops, providing visitors with a comprehensive, multi-level, and diversified tourism experience.

Translator: TANG Yingqi

Reviewer: LIU Yu