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A Guide to Chinese Festivals - Four Season Festivals in China

A Guide to Chinese Festivals

Name	Venue	Time
Spring Festival	All over China	1998: January 28; 1999: January 16; 2000: February 5
Lantern Festival	All over Chian	1998: February 11; 1999: March 2; 2000: February 19
Zigong Lantern Festival	Zigong, Sichuan	Early Feb.-Early march
Boat Festival	Qinton, Yangzhou	April 4-6
Spring flower Festival	Guangzhou	1998: January 26-28; 1999: February 13-15; 2000: February 3-5
Water Splashing Festival	Xishuangbanna	April 13-15
Hanan coconut Festival	Haikou & Sanya	1998: May 30; 1999 April 18; 2000 April 7
3rd of 3RD moon Festival	Hainan Province	1998: May 30; 1999 April 18; 2000 April 7
Luoyang Poeny Festival	Luoyang, Henan	April 15-25
Goddess Mazu Festival	Putian, Fujian	April25/October 4
Int'l Kite Festival	Weifang, Shandong	April 20-25
Dragon Boat Festival	All over China	1998; May 30; 1999: June 18; 2000: June 6
Guizhou Azalea Festival	Baihuaping, Bijie	April 8-25
Qinghai folk song Festival	xining, Qinghai	July 3-9
Int'l tourist Month	Taihua town, Shanxi	July 25-August 25
Int'l Dragon Boat Festival	Yueyang, Hunan	June 10-14
Nadam Grassland Festival	Inner Mongolia	July 15
Yunnan Yi Torch Festival	Chuxiong	1998: July 15-17; 1999: August 5-7; 2000: July 25-27
Qingdao Beer Festival	Qingdao, Shandong	Mid-August
Shoton Festival	Lhasa, Lhasa	August
Xinjiang Grape Festival	Turpan, Xinjiang	April 20-26
Shanghai Tourism Festival	Shanghai	September 21-27
Shaolin Festival	Zhenzhou, Henan	September 10-15
Dalian Fashion Festival	Dalian	Early September
Forest Festival	Zhangjiajie, Hunan	September 18
Sonfucian Festival	Qufu, Shandong	Sept. 26-Oct. 10
Mid-Augumn Festival	all over China	1998:Oct.5; 1999: Sep. 24; 2000: Sep. 12
Int'l Tourist Festival	Huangshan, Anhui	October
Calligraphis Conference Festival	XI'An, Shaanxi	November
Int'l Porcelain Festival	Jingdezhen, Jiangxi	October 11-14
Tree Gorges Art Festival	yichang, Hubei	Sept-oct. in odd-number year
Hill and Water Tourist festival	Guilin	Oct. 31-Nov. 8
Grand Summons	Tar M., Huangzhong, Qinghai	1998: Feb. May July; 1999: Mar. May July Oct; 2000: Feb. May July Oct
Harbin Ice & Snow	Harbin, heilongjizng	January 5-February 5
Grand Summons	Larbrang M., Xiahe, Gansu	1998: Jan. Aug.; 1999: Feb. Aug.; 2000: Feb. July-Aug
New year Belling Tolling	Zhijiang	1st of January
ID Al-Fitr Festival	Hui/Uygur/Kazakh communities	1st of Shawwal
Corban Festival	Hui/Uygur/Kazakh communities	10th of Dul Hajah
HK Tian Hau Festival	Hong Kong	1998: April 19; 1999: May 8; 2000: April 27
HK Asian art Festival	Hong Kong	October