What's on in Beijing


By claire - Posted on 24 December 2009

There are some great annual events that have helped put Beijing on the map:

Beijing Music Festival
(October)
Lasting almost the entire month of October, expats who have moved to Beijing will have plenty of time to enjoy the Beijing Music Festival which sees orchestras, soloists and opera houses from around the world come together in a celebration of classical music.

 

Great Wall Marathon (May)
Each year two races take place on one of the longest man-made structures in the world, the Great Wall of China. Residents of Beijing should head down to the wall to cheer on the runners in either the 3 mile (5km) or 6 mile (10km) race which take part on the some of the steepest sections of the wall.

 

Meet in Beijing Arts Festival (April/May)

Each year the Meet in Beijing Arts Festival takes on a different theme with nearly 10,000 artists from around 80 countries across the globe coming together to present scores of performances to an ever growing audience of a few million people and new residents of Beijing should be sure to check out this one of a kind festival.

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