enjoy osmanthus flowers, watch performances, climb the central axis, and admire the moon at night. there are many ways to visit the park during the mid-autumn festival.
2024-09-08
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the mid-autumn festival is approaching. the weather is clear and cool, and it is very comfortable to visit the park. the reporter learned from the beijing municipal park management center that during this year's mid-autumn festival holiday, beijing's municipal parks and the china garden museum will launch a variety of theme garden activities such as science popularization, red education, intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, and interactive experiences.
osmanthus exhibition, folk art performances, etc. will be on display
during the day, nearly 20 performances will be held in xiangshan park, jingshan park, zizhuyuan park and the chinese garden museum. xiangshan park will hold a hanfu garden party, with ancient dances, etiquette demonstrations and other parades on the main roads of the park. the three-day holiday coincides with the end of the fujian intangible cultural heritage exhibition in jingshan park, and the fujian intangible cultural heritage makeup tour will be staged, allowing visitors to appreciate the traditional skills of hui'an women's hairpins up close.
zizhuyuan park held a special performance of folk art at chengbi mountain house to convey the joy and blessings of the mid-autumn festival to tourists. the china national museum of gardens and landscape architecture will hold a folk music performance for the benefit of the people, depicting the beautiful scenery of the mid-autumn festival and national sentiments with the soft melody of string music. the summer palace will launch the 23rd osmanthus culture exhibition.
summer palace osmanthus culture exhibition (data map). photo provided by beijing municipal park administration center
visit the park at night to enjoy the moon and see the intangible cultural heritage
many parks also offer wonderful night-time activities. beihai park launched the "futian flower sea elegant moon viewing" evening park performance, including night viewing of bonsai, art performances, and intangible cultural heritage displays, allowing visitors to experience the traditional culture and modern art in the garden up close. on the night of the mid-autumn festival, the shouhuang palace courtyard and the five pavilions on the mountain in jingshan park will turn on landscape lighting, adding to the park's classical charm.
taoranting park will hold the "meet taorant in autumn" performance on mid-autumn night, inviting young artists from the string orchestra and folk music orchestra of chongwen children's palace in dongcheng district, beijing, to perform classic pieces such as "moon night", "the moon represents my heart", and "moon river" at the pavilion in the center of the lake, presenting an audio-visual feast for tourists.
the garden activities incorporate research projects such as "identifying colors according to solar terms"
the 2024 china international fair for trade in services will be held in beijing soon. tourists and citizens can also visit the exhibition area of beijing’s municipal parks to see the “park gifts”.
the national botanical garden (beiyuan) will hold a "plant this autumn color" cultural and creative market, bringing handicrafts, cultural and creative gifts, and plant derivatives around autumn's characteristic plants. visitors can also taste the special food osmanthus cake and participate in osmanthus and plant aromatherapy. beijing zoo held the "love for beijing animals" cultural and creative market for the first time, with panda specialty ice drinks and beijing animals family ip products on display. nongfu spring co-branded products and beijing aquarium will also jointly exhibit. beihai park held the "beihai golden autumn" market at fangshan square.
on the evening of the mid-autumn festival, the temple of heaven park will open the "pray for a good harvest in summer" night market, set up stalls such as the prayer for a good harvest wenfang and chinese intangible cultural heritage, and invite tourists to experience the making of palace fans and the intangible cultural heritage of throwing pots. on the day of the festival, tourists can also go to yuyuantan park to guess lantern riddles, make handmade lanterns, and learn to sing solar term songs.
this year, municipal parks and the china garden museum have incorporated study and research projects such as "meeting osmanthus", "identifying colors by solar terms", and "zero-distance painting" into the mid-autumn festival garden activities, leading tourists to appreciate the osmanthus allusions in the summer palace, the traditional craftsmanship of the ancient buildings of the temple of heaven, etc., to learn about the history of the famous gardens, and appreciate china's excellent traditional culture.
tours on the central axis continue to heat up. to enrich tourists' park experience, heritage sites in municipal parks will also launch special mid-autumn festival activities, such as the "looking at the central axis from the top of the forbidden city" experience in jingshan park, the "gardens on the central axis" nature observation in the temple of heaven park, and the "young china in my heart" red micro-classroom in zhongshan park, inviting tourists to explore the central axis of beijing in depth during this traditional festival and experience the profoundness of chinese culture.
beijing news reporter zhang lu
editor zhang lei proofreader zhao lin
