- Xinjin Dragon Boat Race
Xinjin is a place of rivers and lakes. The Nanhe River in the south of Xinjin City is wide and suitable for water activities. Tradition has it that dragon boat race in Xinjin on the fifth day of the f...
- Longquan Hill Peach Flower Festival
Longquan has been known to the world for producing fruits since ancient times. The production of honey peach holds a dominant position, with a total of 17 million honey peach trees covering some 11,33...
- Huanglongxi Town Fire Dragon Festival
The Chinese folk art fire dragon lantern dance was originated in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). The ancestors, in accordance with the legend that candle dragon controls the light and darkness ...
- Chengdu Lantern Festival
Since ancient times, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has been called the Lantern Festival in China. In the evening of this day, family members world get together, eating sweet dumplings mad...
- Tianpeng Peony Fair
Danjing Mountain in Pengzhou began to grow peony in the Tang Dynasty. In 1985, peony was selected as the city flower of Peng zhou City. The annual peony fairs held in April have helped to attract a co...
- Chengdu International Panda Festival
Giant pandas are a national treasure peculiar to China, and are on the verge of extinction. The existing pandas number some 1,000, of which 80 percent inhab it the mountain forests in west Sichuan, pa...
- Pixian Wangcong Singling Match
The Wangcong Temple in Pixian County is where two ancient Lords of Sichuan Du Yu and Bie Ling were worshipped. Starting in the Qing Dynasty, such worship services were carried out twice a year in spri...
- Dujiangyan Drawing-Off Festival
The annual drawing-off event in the Dujiangyan City at the Pure Brightness Festival (April 5) started in the year of 978 to mark Li Bing and his son who led the construction of the Dujiangyan Water Co...
- Country Tour Festival in Pixian County
The Pixian County-based Youai Folkways Village is known as a village with flower blossoming and a peasants park without wall, where the gardens and peasants dwelling houses are typical architectures i...
- Longchi Snow Festival
The Longchi Snow Festival, initiated at the end of 1995, is one of the largest tourism-oriented events sponsored by Dujiangyan City. It starts in December and ends in March. The period includes Christ...
- Food Culture
The Sichuan Basin boasts a temperate climate and rich resources. Since ancient times, it has been known as the Land of Plenty. Sichuan food, as one of the four noted schools of Chinese cuisine, has a ...
- Handicrafts
Sichuan embroidery, one of the four noted schools of embroidery in China, has a history of more than 2,000 years. The embroidery is the product of pure handwork with superb craftsmanship. They are in ...
- Chengdu Tea Culture
The custom of drinking tea in Sichuan originated in the early Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). It is an important part of the ancient Sichuan culture. The low table and bamboo chairs peculiar to Chengdu and ...
- Acrobatic
Chengdu is one of the places in China where acrobatic art is well developed. The acrobatic troupe in Chengdu has not only inherited a fine traditional repertoire but has also developed many new acroba...
- Puppet and Shadow Shows
Puppet shows in Chengdu has a long history. After its development in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, it was very popular after 1911. Shadow shows spread to Sichuan from north China. During th...
- Sichuan Opera
Sichuan Opera, the major kind of local drama, has a long history. Chengdu was where it originated and flourished. The Sichuan Opera repertoire has a wide range of subjects. The comedy in particular, i...