STORY: Exploring Spring Festival's charm at temple fairs in Beijing
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:48
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of a Spring Festival temple fair held at Ditan Park in Beijing
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) XU ZE, Spokesman of Ditan Temple Fair
3. various of a Spring Festival temple fair held at Ditan Park in Beijing

STORYLINE:

During this year's Spring Festival, Beijing is hosting multiple temple fairs featuring intangible cultural heritage crafts and traditional folk customs. These events allow visitors to immerse themselves in Chinese New Year celebrations and experience the unique charm of the city.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese) XU ZE, Spokesman of Ditan Temple Fair
"We've brought the intangible cultural heritage skills, intangible heritage culture and the cultural and creative products featuring intangible cultural heritage from across the country to this year's Ditan Temple Fair. We hope that people can experience the charm of intangible cultural heritage here."

In December 2024, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added the Spring Festival, the social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This means the Year of the Snake marks the first "heritage edition" of the Chinese New Year.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)