Royal Temple Fair to Kick off at the Old Summer Palace
Event: Royal Temple Fair in the Old Summer Palace
Date: from Jan 23 to Feb 6, 2012 (from the 1st day to 15th day of the first lunar month in China)
Ticket: 10 Yuan
How to get there?
Bus Route: Take Bus 365, 432, 562, 656, 681, 717, 814, 319, 320, 331, 438, 498, 628, 664, 690, 696, 697, 801, or 826 and get off at Yuanmingyuan.
Subway Line: Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Yuanmingyuan Station.
The Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, is the well-known imperial garden in Beijing.
The first Royal Temple Fair held in this imperial garden started in 2010. And this year, it is the third Royal Temple Fair.
This Old Summer Palace was once one of the most bustling and booming places in China during Spring Festival in Qing Dynasty.
This year, the Royal Temple Fair focus on the usual array of Chinese performances, costumed staff and traditional staff, even the pretty delicious imperial cuisines.
Yet the debate always exists whether such a solemn place should hold such a commercial fair.
