[Photo] Beijing residents excitedly celebrate the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake

NDO - During the 8-day Lunar New Year holiday of 2025, Beijing, China organized more than 5,600 cultural activities and in the first 4 days of the holiday, more than 3.97 million people visited parks to enjoy spring and visit traditional festivals.

NDO - During the 8-day Lunar New Year holiday of 2025, Beijing, China organized more than 5,600 cultural activities and in the first 4 days of the holiday, more than 3.97 million people visited parks to enjoy spring and visit traditional festivals.

During the 2025 Spring Festival, Beijing, China organized more than 5,600 cultural activities such as traditional festivals, cultural exhibitions, consumer stimulus... Programs imbued with traditional New Year flavors have become attractive brands as well as demonstrating the cultural depth of Beijing.

Right on New Year's Day, Beijing residents and tourists from all over flocked to parks to enjoy spring, visit festivals, watch art performances, admire lanterns, and feel the joyful, excited atmosphere of early spring.

According to statistics from the Beijing Municipal Park Management Center, on January 31 (the third day of the Lunar New Year), parks in Beijing welcomed more than 1.38 million visitors. In total, in the first four days of the Lunar New Year holiday this year, more than 3.97 million people visited parks for spring break.

As one of the biggest spring festivals, the Ditan Spring Cultural Festival is a check-in spot not to be missed when traveling to celebrate the New Year in Beijing.

The unique traditional art performances attract many locals and tourists to watch.

A "little princess" was put on her father's neck to watch the performance.

Artists perform traditional stilt dancing.

A young couple watched the performance and took a souvenir photo.

Longtan Spring Cultural Festival is also a place that attracts many people and tourists to come and experience the Beijing New Year atmosphere.

Many booths introduce traditional handmade toys and cultural creative products.

A person chooses to buy a colorful spring gift.

A baby also chooses for himself a "princess" toy.

An indispensable part of the festivals are lucky games.

Throw a coin into the blue or red box to receive a stuffed animal as a gift.

Not only the parks where spring cultural festivals are held attract locals and tourists, but also the walking streets are packed with visitors at the beginning of the new year.

Ancient space in the cultural walking street of Liu Ly Xuong - where shops selling paintings, calligraphy, and the four treasures of office supplies (including: pen, ink, paper, and inkstone) are concentrated.

Spring travelers can still find a beautiful angle to take check-in photos.

Going to the temple at the beginning of the year to pray for peace and luck is also a custom of Beijing people.

People worship at Lingguang Temple - an ancient temple over 1,200 years old in the suburbs of Beijing.

The Buddha tooth relic tower at Linh Quang Pagoda houses one of the two remaining Buddha tooth relics in the world.

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