Mid-Autumn Festival Facts
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important traditional festival to Chinese people after Chinese New Year. Here are 10 stunning facts about this popular holiday.
16 Fascinating Things about Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year (CNY) is China’s most important traditional festival, with many interesting customs. Why Chinese New Year is so important? You must be very curious about why the Chinese do what they do…
10 Disappearing Chinese New Year Traditions
China’s most important traditional festival, Spring Festival, has produced numerous folk customs. But in China’s rush for development old ways are being neglected. Only some traditions remain, and some are disappearing…
Here we’ve rounded up 10 disappearing Chinese New Year traditions and superstitions.
Valentine’s Day in China
It is really difficult to confirm the exact time when Western Valentine’s Day was introduced into China. However, Western Valentine’s Day is widely celebrated in urban areas, where there are a lot of commercial events, especially in big cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. Valentine’s Day is not so popular in small cities, towns and the countryside.
Christmas in China
Christmas has been steadily gaining popularity in Chinese mainland in recent years, though it is not a public holiday here. Outside China’s Christian community, its “celebrations” are not related to religion at all, but this does not stop it becoming a major annual event in major cities of China
Christmas is regarded as a “Valentine’s Day” by many young Chinese people. To stimulate consumption, various promotional activities are held in the shops and shopping malls. Restaurants offer Christmas dinners on Christmas Eve. And, interestingly, sending apples as gifts to friends on Christmas Eve is one of the traditions of a Chinese Christmas.
Guizhou Festivals
There are 49 ethnic minorities living in Guizhou. These ethnic people celebrate more than 1,000 ethnic festivals throughout the year. China Highlights has listed the following ethnic festivals worth attending while visiting Guizhou. Guizhou festival 2026 1. Sisters Meals Festival Kaili, May. 1 to 3, 2026 Sisters Meal Festival Sister’s Meal Festival is celebrated in […]
The Top 7 Ethnic Festivals in Yunnan
Yunnan has the greatest number of ethnic groups in China, with officially 25 ethnic minorities including Bai, Yi, Dai, Naxi, Hani, Miao, Tibetan, Hui, and Yao. Yunnan offers unique and exciting experiences of ethnic customs, with more than 400 ethnic festivals celebrated throughout the year.
Many ethnic minorities maintain their unique folk traditions and customs that are full of myths, singing, dances, paintings, and ancient music. We have listed the following ethnic festivals as worth attending while visiting Yunnan.
If you are already planning to visit Yunnan, we could customize a unique festival tour for you.
Beijing Festivals
Beijing, the capital of China, is also the cultural center of the country. This means that there are a wide variety of festivals in different categories held in Beijing every year.
See below for a full list of those we have covered.
Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is in late May or June on the Gregorian calendar. In 2026, Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 19 (Friday). China will have 3 days of public holiday from Friday (June 19) to Sunday (June 21).
Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four top traditional Chinese festivals, along with the Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, and Mid-Autumn Festival.
In addition to Chinese mainland, many other Asian countries and regions also celebrate this festival. In Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan, China, it is known as Bak Chang Festival (‘Dumpling Festival’). Learn more facts about the Dragon Boat Festival
Harbin Ice Festival
The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival is currently open and is expected to close in late February 2026, based on last year’s schedule (it closed on February 26, 2025).
For the next edition (2026–2027), the festival is likely to open around December 20, 2026, following previous years’ timelines. We will continue to monitor official announcements and update this page as soon as confirmed dates are released.
To enjoy the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, we suggest allocating one day. If you wish to visit other attractions in Harbin or extend your trip to Snow Town or Changbai Mountain, it is recommended to spend around 5 to 7 days.