Chinese people have always attached the most importance to the old calendar year. Throughout the year, they wish blessings and go shopping and drinking... It has become a carnival for the Chinese people.

I vaguely remember that when I was a child, I would go to a big fair every New Year, visit the Baihu Mountain Temple Fair, and buy new clothes. This ritual of removing the old and welcoming the new made people feel like a year had really passed, and then I would go out and play wantonly during the New Year. I won't be blamed by adults. It's simply the happiest time for children. The taste of the New Year every year seems to begin with the lively temple fair. The rice cakes, candied haws, paper-cuts, window grilles, and colorful lights sealed in my memory are intertwined into the sweetest dreams of my childhood.

In addition to the temple fairs deep in our memory, the national Spring Festival temple fairs now have their own characteristics. Let's see if they are still familiar to you?

Beijing Ditan Park Spring Festival Temple Fair

The grand occasion is unprecedented, Beijingers '"Qingming Festival Riverside Map"

I believe that Ditan Park is no stranger to you. It is the Ditan in Shi Tiesheng's "I and Ditan" in the middle school textbook. During the New Year in the Forbidden City, you can not only experience some basic folk customs, but also see various special intangible cultural heritage displays. For example, last year, the Forbidden City was invited to participate in the exhibition. There are more than 200 works in 65 kinds, including representative cultural and creative products such as the Palace Doll Series and the Yongzheng Royal Approval Series.

The Ditan Spring Festival Cultural Temple Fair is unique among temple fairs in the capital. It has become one of the largest and most prestigious temple fairs. It receives more than one million visitors at each session. Its magnificent scenery is known as the modern "Qingming Festival Riverside Picture". Visiting temple fairs in Ditan has become a custom for people in the capital to celebrate the New Year. Here, snacks with traditional Beijing names gather, including tea soup Li, vegetarian Liu, fried tripe Wang, Liji Baishui sheep head, bean juice, burnt rings, pea yellow, pot stickers, enema, stewed fire and court imitation meals... Keeping it will keep you so long that you can't eat. My experience is to stroll around before eating, take your time slowly, buy all kinds of New Year's goods, and watch various cultural performances such as operas, flower parties, and flyover tricks. According to the practice in previous years, tickets are not expensive, generally at 10 yuan. The general opening hours are from the first day to the fifth day of the lunar new day.

It is said that this year's temple fair also specially collected the "Good Luck Mouse" mascot. The lanterns alone took a lot of thought. The 200 handmade lanterns were all made by villagers of the Lantern Factory in Donggong Village, Jiuduhe Town, Huairou District. Each has a patent, and now I can't wait to see it.

Accommodation recommendations: GreenTree Inn Beijing Dongcheng Area Beixinqiao Subway Station Guijie Express Hotel

Address: No. 56, Beixinqiao Headline, Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng Area, Beijing City

Reason for recommendation: The hotel is extremely close to Ditan Park. If you don't want to walk, you can only take Metro Line 5 for two stops. The hotel is beautifully decorated and simple, and luggage can be stored.

Nanjing Confucius Temple Lantern Festival

Roaming the Qinhuai Lantern Festival and lighting up the Qinhuai lanterns

Lotus lamp, golden toad lamp, mouse lamp, rabbit lamp... Only when you come to the Confucius Temple Lantern Festival in Nanjing will you truly experience the Lantern Festival. "Qinhuai Lantern Festival is the best in the world." The Nanjing Confucius Temple Lantern Festival, also known as the Qinhuai Lantern Festival, is the only large-scale comprehensive lantern festival in China that integrates a light show, a lantern festival and a light market. It is also the longest lasting, the largest number of participants and the largest scale in China. The folk lantern festival has a history of more than 1700 years. It was unprecedented as early as the Southern Dynasties. After the early Ming Dynasty, the painted boat with lanterns hanging on the Qinhuai River became famous all over the world. In the local area, there is still a saying: "If you don't look at the lights during the New Year, you won't celebrate the New Year; if you don't buy a lamp, you won't have a good New Year."

What are the other highlights of this year's Lantern Festival? First, the core area has been extended to Egret Prefecture Park. This year, the two exhibition areas of Confucius Temple and Egret Prefecture Park will be the focus. The second is the lighting ceremony that cannot be missed. This is the most ceremonial part of the Qinhuai Lantern Festival and the most anticipated party by citizens before the New Year. It started on January 17. In order to satisfy the picky tastes of generations of Nanjing people, this year's lighting ceremony launched the "Online Lighting Assistance" activity. From watching the lights to lighting the lights in person, this year is an important change.

From Tianxia Wenshufang, the first gate of the Confucius Temple, to Lantern Shop and then to Jiangnan Gongyuan, every place ignites the ancient charm of the thousand-year-old Qinhuai River. Tianxia Wenshufang is the location of China's first country's highest academic institution, the Confucius Temple, and Jiangnan Gongyuan was once the largest and most influential imperial examination room in Chinese history. After Mingyuan Tower, we crossed the bridge eastward and arrived at Bailuzhou Park, the largest park in the south of the city, where we also ushered in a lighting ceremony. Enjoy lighting, viewing, buying, playing with and making trouble with lights!

Accommodation recommendation 1: Gefei Nanjing South Railway Station Daming Road Subway Station Hotel

Address: No. 1 Ruanjian Avenue, Yuhua District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

Reason for recommendation: The hotel is exquisitely decorated, and now there are many discounts when entering the store. The price is simply great value. There is also special plane transfer service for advance reservations.

Accommodation recommendation 2: GreenTree Inn Nanjing Baijia Lake Express Hotel

Address: No. 138, Tianyuan West Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

Recommendation reasons: The hotel has a beautiful environment and convenient travel. Not far from the door is Tianyuan West Road Station of Metro Line 3.

Shanghai Yuyuan Lantern Festival

Linkage in different places, creative Yangtze River Delta

Seeing the theme of this year's Shanghai Yuyuan Lantern Festival,"Towards a moderately prosperous society in all respects and rejuvenating the Chinese Year", I couldn't help but sigh,"This tone is very modern." I don't know if it is a temple fair that everyone likes. This year's Shanghai Yuyuan Lantern Festival will start on January 20, 2020. It lasts for 33 days and will not end until the 18th of the first month. The three major squares of Yuyuan Mall-Golden Plaza, Jiuqu Bridge Plaza and Central Plaza-are decorated with the theme of "Five Blessings to Welcome the New Year and Happy Families" and "Yangtze River Delta Integration·Belt of Water", The three themes of "Well-off Society and Beautiful China" interpret immersive festival scenes. The integration of the Yangtze River Delta, the "Belt and Road", Shanghai's Oriental Pearl, Nanjing's Qinhuai River, Suzhou's Kunqu Opera, Hangzhou's West Lake, Anhui's Yingke Pine, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Fuxing Train, C919 aircraft, 5G and other elements are all designed in colorful light groups.

Despite this, the temple fairs in previous years were still very lively

Moreover, the Yuyuan Lantern Festival will be linked to the Nanjing Qinhuai Lantern Festival and the Xi'an City Wall Lantern Festival, and it is also possible to exchange light sets to celebrate the Spring Festival ceremony.

Accommodation recommendation: GreenTree Inn Shanghai Jing 'an District Qipu Road Tiantong Road Subway Station Express Hotel

Address: No. 861 Tanggu Road, Jing 'an District, Shanghai City

Recommendation reasons: Located in the city center, close to Yu Garden, convenient location, the young lady at the front desk has a particularly gentle attitude and good service.

Shenyang Spring Festival Emperor Temple Meeting

Praying for blessings, antique exchange meeting

It finally looks like a temple fair here. In the center of Shenyang Huangsi Square, a 6.3-meter-high and 9-meter-diameter Golden Buddha for Praying Naxiang is built. This is a holy place for Shenyang people to pray for blessings. The "Wish Tree","Happiness Gate" and "Ping 'an Bridge" were placed in front of the Xibo family temple.

Every Spring Festival, many devout people pray and post signs and make wishes in Mandala. People are like a tide and tens of thousands of people gather together. It is really a big occasion to pray for blessings.

In addition, in recent years, many people have come here to exchange antiques. You can also find many small exhibits here. Of course, the delicious food here is indispensable. In addition to Majia Shaomai and Laobian dumplings, which are popular among Northeastern people, there are also delicious food from all over the country.

Accommodation recommendation: GreenTree Inn Shenyang North Station North Station Express Hotel in Huanggu District

Address: No. 9 Changjiang Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province (1.7 kilometers east of North Square of Shenyang North Railway Station and 3 kilometers north of West Square of Shenyang Station)

Recommendation reasons: The surrounding area is very convenient, the catering and entertainment facilities are too complete, and the service attitude is good

Hefei City God Temple Fair

Fragrant yellow plum blossoms and good performances

Luzhou Prefecture City God Temple is located between Huaihe Road and Anqing Road in Hefei City. Every Spring Festival, Luzhou Prefecture City God Temple holds a temple fair. Every day, the Lu opera special session of "Rural Sound and Rural Rhyme", the "Fragrance of Yellow Plum", and the "Good Play Connecting Taiwan" opera special session,"Silk Qin Guan Zhu" music special session,"Southern Diao" comprehensive special session and other performances are performed. There is also the "Ten Thousand South-to-North Riddles Competition". It has a very Hui cultural flavor.

Accommodation recommendation: Gemei Hefei Sanxiaokou Chenghuang Temple Xinghua Park Hotel

Address: No. 454 Huaihe West Road, Luyang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province

Reason for recommendation: This hotel is a bit small, affordable, and has a great key location. It is convenient to go anywhere.

There are many more fun Spring Festival temple fairs to name,

Customs vary from place to place, and the highlights of Spring Festival temple fairs are also different.

For example, the temple fair in southern cities is full of Hakka customs. Let's see you this year's temple fair!