DK Travel : Beijing : Events

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Beijing Art Fair

Almost 100 galleries from around the globe in Beijing to sell, sell, sell.
Beijing Bienniale

Artists from a multitude of countries exhibit beside their Chinese counterparts.
Beijing Book Fair

Three days for the trade followed by two days of public participation.
Beijing Books Building

China’s conservative state-owned Xinhua bookstore teamed up with maverick Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas to produce one of the world’s most digitally dynamic structures. The entire front wall of the eight-story building will be one vast “electronic bookshelf” with a giant video screen, which will address passing pedestrians much like the talking billboards in the movie Bladerunner.
Beijing International Theater Festival

A month of musicals, operas, puppet shows and dramas.
Beijing Music Festival

Month-long extravaganza of local and international soloists and orchestras.
Beijing Pop Festival

International name acts supported by local talent.
CCTV Building

Of all the buildings under construction in preparation for the Olympics, the most striking is the new headquarters of China Central Television. Designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, it is a gravity-defying loop of horizontal and vertical sections. When completed it’s likely to become one of the world’s most recognizable icons.
Chaoyang Festival

Street theater, live music, circus, and dance.
Chinese New Year

Also known as Spring Festival, Beijing’s favorite holiday is celebrated with a cacophony of fireworks, let off night and day across the city. There are also temple fairs with stilt-walkers, acrobats, and fortune-tellers. Everyone who can heads for their family home, where gifts are exchanged and children are kept quiet with red envelopes stuffed with cash so adults can watch the annual Spring Festival Gala on national television.