A guide for Year of the Rooster temple fairs in Beijing

Tourists take pictures in front of the mascot for the Ditan Temple Fair before it opens for the Year of the Rooster. [Photo by Chen Xiaogen/Asianewsphoto]

Ditan Temple Fair

Dates: Jan 28-Feb 1

Venue: Ditan Park, Dongcheng district

Ticket: 10 yuan

Subway: Take Subway Line 2 to Yonghegong Station or Andingmen Station, or Subway Line 5 to Yonghegong Station or Hepingli Beijie Station.

Buses: Take 13, 116, 62, 44, 800, 606, 684 or Te 2 to the South Gate of the temple, 27, 358, 119, 407, 328, 803 or 18 to the West Gate of the park, or 125 or 117 to the East Gate of the temple.

One of the city's busiest temple fairs since 1985, Ditan (Temple of Earth) Park is the site where sacrifices were formerly offered to the earth god. This year's fair will climax with a performance reenactment of a Qing Dynasty sacrificial ceremony.

This fair is also one of Beijing's most popular and long standing. There will be a range of folk performances, children's puppet shows and fashion shows, art exhibitions, ice lanterns and snow sculptures, and traditional Beijing snacks.

Activities include a folk flower fair, an acrobatic show, Quyi performances, tea serving and more.