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Celebrating the dawning of the Chinese New Year in Style at the Beijing Spring Festival!

China's capital city Beijing or also known as Peking is the heart of the nation's administration and holds many outstanding attractions that draw thousands visitors from all around the world. The city with its many palaces, shrines, temples and historic monuments bears ample testimony to the rich and diverse culture that China boasts of. But that's not all, the Chinese really know how to celebrate their festivals be it the Lunar Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festivals or the many other festivals that are held each year with much pomp and pageantry.

One of the most joyous of these festivals, the Beijing Spring Festival is considered to be the premier festival for the Chinese. Also known as the Chinese Lunar New Year, the festival is usually held for 15 days between end January and mid February every year. The festival takes on an absolute carnival-like atmosphere with the deafening sound of firecrackers, spectacular fireworks displays, traditional folk dances, lion dances and dragon dances. If that's not enough, thousands of street performers and musicians add on to the chaotic and ecstatic atmosphere on the streets and alleyways of Beijing.

In addition to the fun and festivities, the Beijing Spring Festival also has a serious and more solemn aspect to it. Tis' also the season where family ties are strengthened and relatives meet up at reunions as well as the time to engage in many spiritual and religious activities. After the sounds of the Spring Festival has died down and the 'dust has settled', the Chinese prepare for the important Lantern Festival which begins immediately afterwards.

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