Events &
Festivals
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Date
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Location
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Introduction
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Trip
Recommendation(Click the tour code to get details)
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| The Spring
Festival-Chinese New Year |
Feb 1st-15th
|
All provinces & Hong
Kong & Macau |
This is the single most important
festival of the Chinese calendar, a time for visiting friends and relatives. Dragon and
lion dances and firecrackers to celebrate new Lunar Year. |
GBI-FX5 Classic China
GBI-FX1
Beijing Capital Tour
GBI-FX2 Splendid China |
| Monlam, the Great Prayer
Festival & Butter Sculpture Show |
Feb 18th-19th |
Kumbu Monastery,
Xining,
Qinghai |
It is the greatest religious
festival since 1409. Pilgrim come from every corner and donations are offered to monks.
Butter sculpture show will be followed. |
TBG14 In the Footsteps of Alexandra
David-Neel
TBG15
The Greater Tibet
GBI00-0214 Millennium Amdo
Religious Ceremonies |
| International Tourism
Festival |
April 10th-May
10th |
Kunming, Yunnan |
Kunming has cultivated a
multi-functional tourism area which combines natural scenes with folk customs. Major
scenic spots in the city are included: the Western Hill Forest Park, Dianchi Lake, Yunnan
National Village, Golden Temple, Black Dragon Pool and Green Lake etc. |
SWT2 The Pearl of Tibetan Plateau and Trek to Meilixueshan ALG5 Colors of the South West
ALG7 Mountains and Pagodas
ALG4 Dali & the Upper Yangtze
SWC23 Yunnan Explorer
SW21 The Muli Kingdom and Lugu Lake
SWT20 Minya Kongka, Kham and Beyond |
| Macau Arts Festival |
May 11th-23rd |
Macau |
Two weeks of music and theater
with international and local performances. |
GBI-FX6 Across China: Hong Kong, Macau & the Silk Road |
| Dragon Boat Festival |
June 6th |
Macau |
Also known as the Double Five
Festival, this is one of the yearˇ¦s most spectacular events in Macau. |
GBI-FX6 Across China: Hong Kong, Macau & the Silk Road |
| Shining Buddha &
Devil Dance |
May 17th-18th
|
Kumbu Monastery, Xining, Qinghai |
It is an important religious
festival followed by Shining Buddha and traditional Devil Dance. |
TBG11 The Source of the Yellow River TBG14 In the Footsteps of Alexandra
David-Neel
TBG15 The Greater Tibet |
| Horse Festival |
Aug1st-7th
|
Lithang, Sichuan |
The horse racing festival is the
annual highlight for Tibetans of Kham. |
SWA1 Khampa Horsemen Festival |
| Horse Racing Festival |
July 25th-29th
|
Yushu, Qinghai |
The horse racing fair is the
annual highlight for Tibetans of Amdo. |
TBG14 In the Footsteps of Alexandra
David-Neel |
| Shoton Festival |
Aug 29th-Sept 4th
|
Tibet |
It is one of the greatest
festivals in Tibet which celebrates both Tibetan Buddhism and the harvest by traditional
Tibetan Opera performance, folk song and dance. |
TBG10 Tibet Discover TBG15
The Greater Tibet
TBG8 Through Kham from Chengdu to Khasa
TBG2 Rongbu Monastery and Mount Everest
TBG3 Kunming to Lhasa
TBG12 Mount Kailash and the Far West
TBG7 Tibetan Weekend
TBT15 Tsurpu to Namtso
TBT16 Through Gyama Valley to Tsedang
TBT17 Through Yarlung Valley to Mt. Namcha
Barwa
TBT18 Through Lhodrak to Milarepaˇ¦s Tower
TBC19 Trans Himalayan, Tibet to Nepal
GBI-FX3 Tibet Lhasa Heritage Tour
GBI-FX4 Holy Tibet |
| Mid-Autumn Festival - the
moon Festival |
Sept 13th |
All provinces & Hong
Kong & Macau |
This is a traditional Chinese
festival. Families go to open spaces to watch the moon, set up candles and colorful
lanterns, and eating moon cakes. |
GBI-FX6 Across China: Hong Kong, Macau & the Silk Road CLG1 Classic China
CLG2 Highlights of the Middle Kingdom
CLG3 China and the Yangtse Gorges
CLG4 Magical China
CLG5 Land of Silk
CLG6 Civilizations of China
CLG7 Chinese Panorama
CLG8 The Eight Wonders of the Middle Kingdom |
