Beijing parks to celebrate Qixi Festival

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Beijing Municipal Park Management Center will hold various events to celebrate the upcoming Qixi Festival, or China's Valentine's day, in the Summer Palace, Xiangshan Park, Beijing Botanical Garden, and other parks in the city. 

Visitors can expect to take part in various activities such as flower viewings, story readings, and cultural exhibitions. 

Each park is also hosting its own unique cultural activities: In the Summer Palace, pastry chefs and traditional craftsmen are presenting hands-on lessons on sculpting fruits and making dough figurines; Beijing Botanical Garden is hosting a needlework exhibition; Beijing Zoo is using illustrations and natural science lectures to highlight animals that mate for life; and the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture is guiding visitors to learn about leafy plants and create drawings. 

While attending the festival garden events, visitors will have the chance to purchase collectable cultural and creative handcrafts. Yuyuantan Park is limiting its Qixi Festival-themed tickets to 500 pieces, which depict the love story of the cowherd and the weaver girl-the mythological origin of the Qixi Festival. Taoranting Park has made wooden board copies of the famous Kuixing stone at the Wenchang Pavilion, Cibei Temple, while also inviting visitors to participate in the interactive carving activities. In addition, the "Romantic Qixi Festival with Great Gifts" celebration in Beijing Botanical Garden will offer visitors a wide selection of traditional silk figurines, moon-shaped fans, and other creative cultural souvenirs.


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