Featured Events in Beijing in January 2025 (August Updated)

Shichahai Shadow Art is an entertainment project hosted by Beijing Shichahai Shadow Art Culture Theme Hotel. Based on the creative concept of “Shape by Skin, Borrow Light and Shadow”, the hotel gives new life to the ancient art of Chinese shadow puppetry, adding new fashions and interpretations. At the hotel, guests can go behind the scenes and ask the master performers about the techniques of shadow puppetry and even try it for themselves. Follow the rhythm of the light and shadow, and try your hand at capturing the infinite charm of the world of shadow play.

"Colorful World - Immersive Experience of Grotto Art" is officially open to the public on the third-floor platform and corridor on the north side of the National Museum of China. The exhibition space for this immersive experience is about 1,500 square meters. The giant digital installation is designed with a blooming lotus as the main body. The artists combine digital painting, digital 3D Mapping images and AI algorithm technology to express, explore and interpret the artistic style and rich connotations of Kizil Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes with contemporary vision and unique perspectives. The "Rhombus World", "Eternal Pearl", "Oriental Smile", "Ten Directions of the Same Origin" and "Strange and Wonderful Realm" form the "Art Space-Time Experience Area", and there are also "Teaching Interactive Experience Area" and "Derivative Artwork Area", which together form a panoramic immersive experience environment, and the grotto art is given a new interpretation. The giant digital installation and the fully sensory interactive exhibition are a highlight of this experience, which opens up a new perspective for the analysis and appreciation of cave art, and also subverts the basic mode of traditional immovable cultural relics display in terms of technology and perception. Many cave art scenes have been refined and catalyzed by contemporary aesthetic concepts, some solemn and sacred, some magnificent and graceful, and gathered together across time and space. These imaginative digital art re-creations convey the aesthetic pursuit, value concept and cultural spirit carried by ancient Chinese cave art, allowing cultural heritage to continue with new artistic language based on the original creation, and radiate new vitality in the changes of the times. Grotto temples are an important part of my country's ancient cultural heritage and a shining pearl in the long history of Chinese civilization. They have unique historical, artistic and scientific values: "Cultural relics and cultural heritage carry the genes and blood of the Chinese nation and are non-renewable and irreplaceable resources of China's excellent civilization. We must bring more cultural relics and cultural heritage to life and create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization." The National Museum of China has always attached great importance to the protection, inheritance, display and promotion of China's excellent cultural heritage, and actively explored new ways and new carriers for the revitalization and utilization of cultural relics. I sincerely hope that this immersive experience will promote the further improvement of the display and utilization level of grotto temples, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, continuously enhance cultural awareness, strengthen cultural confidence, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and make new and greater contributions to building a cultural power and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

Yanqing District has fully launched the 39th Ice and Snow Joy Season. The theme of the joy season is "Under the Great Wall, by the Gui River, Ice and Snow Yanqing is high", which will last from November 8, 2024 to February 28, 2025. More than 100 cultural and tourism activities will lead tourists to set off an ice and snow craze. More than 100 activities cover six major sections: playing in the ice and snow park, enjoying ice and snow sports, enjoying the beautiful scenery of lanterns, watching ice and snow events, enjoying private hot springs and beautiful accommodation, and enjoying the New Year's Eve in the intangible cultural heritage. In terms of ice and snow sports, Yanqing Olympic Park has newly built a single-board terrain snow track, and will open the "Ruixue Avenue", a downhill training track originally used for the Beijing Winter Olympics, to the public for the first time, providing ice and snow sports enthusiasts with an excellent experience opportunity. Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort will have 10 sunny snow tracks and considerate services, allowing ski enthusiasts to enjoy ice and snow sports while also feeling the "heart-warming" care. Yudu Mountain, Yunpugou, World Expo, Wild Duck Lake, Longqing Gorge and other ice and snow parks have introduced new ways of playing to ignite the passion for ice and snow. Among them, the Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern and Snow Carnival will be themed "Time and Space Shine, One Glance for a Thousand Years", integrating tradition and trend, creating scenes such as "Pop Mart Ice Fantasy City", and launching mountain projection shows. Beijing World Expo International Tourism Resort will launch the World Expo Light and Shadow Feast, the China Pavilion will stage a 360-degree panoramic immersive light and shadow performance, the World Expo Lantern Art Festival will show dazzling lanterns, and the copper pot long table banquet will invite you to share the authentic hometown taste. During the Ice and Snow Joy Season, Yanqing District will also host a number of high-level events, including the 2024-2025 Snow Federation Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup (Yanqing Station), the National Skeleton Championships, and the Capital University College Alpine Skiing Competition. Homestay New Year's Eve, Flower Show Performance, Dream Back to the Great Wall, Golden Snake New Year Celebration and other activities will also be staged in turn, and the excitement will never stop.

The group exhibition Another Tongue of Mine presents a series of paintings and video works by Li Ran, Liu Xiaodong, Laure Prouvost, Wael Shawky, and Shen Xin, exploring how the symbols and systems of language fundamentally shape our perception of the world, creating endless transformations in speaking, translating, listening, contemplation or even silence. The exhibition derives its title from a prose of the same title by Chinese writer Wang Meng, where he recounts his experience of learning Uyghur in Xinjiang during the 1960s. Wang regards language as a medium that bridges narratives and understanding between oneself and others. Through narration, learning, and listening, the image of the other is constructed, outlining the boundaries or touching upon the possibility of coexistence. Language is not a neutral, objective vessel; once filtered through it, consciousness and beliefs shadow every linguistic act and narrative. The similarities and differences in language flow and intersect between individuals, groups, and cultures, forming new constructs of discourse and power. In this presentation, the artists navigate between practices of painting and video, seeking medium specificity while crafting an intertextual system that achieves poetic resonance across forms and texts. Li Ran presents Life fo the Pilgrim (2017), a video that weaves together archival photos, including images of Xinjiang Construction Corps’ production practices in May Day pasture and news photography. Through a semi-fictional narrative, Li explores his perspective on history, which he describes as complex and shattered, from both third-person and first-person viewpoints. Alongside are four paintings created between 2023 and 2024, an extension of the artist’s 2023 solo exhibition Waiting for the Advent at Lisson London. These paintings, with symbolic motifs and satirical undertones, explore the themes prevalent in Li's work. Evoking the style of satirical cartoons, You People Are So Political (2023) prompts viewers to contemplate the omnipresence of politics; while Repeated Forward (2023) draws its title from Søren Kierkegaard's Repetition, where two figures breaking out from confinement are astonished by what they are confronted with – a form of modernism that somehow has been pre-determined.

The 2024-2025 Beijing-Zhangjiakou Ice and Snow Cultural Tourism Season covers important festivals such as New Year's Day, Spring Festival, and Lantern Festival. Through the effective linkage between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, it integrates ice and snow tourism resources such as skiing, snow parks, ice and snow events, and festivals along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports and Cultural Tourism Belt to provide tourists with a diversified and immersive cultural and tourism experience.

The ice and snow season brings together more than ten activities under four major themes, including welcome check-in, ice and snow sports, parent-child fun, and entertainment interaction. On the basis of retaining classic projects such as flying saucers on the snow, it also adds a snow "cherry blossom viewing" train and a snow children's park. , snow rickshaw and other interactive content. At the same time, the environment in the ski resort is decorated with the main colors of "Ice and Snow Basket" and "Sakura Pink", creating a lively and cheerful feeling, making every visitor and friend who steps into the snow resort feel like they are in an ice and snow fairy tale.

This ice and snow festival covers an area of ​​23,000 square meters. Popular projects in previous years, such as snow drift, sled park, ice and snow castle, Longtan train, snow tank, fast ice track, ice sled, ice bicycle, simulated dog cart, will continue to appear one by one. In addition, many new innovative ice and snow sports projects have been added.

This year's Light Festival is themed "Here We Shine", with passion as the "guide", using the light of art to illuminate a sustainable future, bringing a fantastic visual feast to citizens and tourists. This year's Light Festival is the first attempt to integrate the Baroque maximalist design style into the light and shadow art of the overall commercial district, and it will also be the first show of this style in North China.

The Jingdong Grand Canyon Icefall Festival is a special winter festival in Beijing. Every winter, the cliffs of Longmen Lake and Yitan in the scenic area form a nearly 1,000-meter-long, crystal-clear icefall landscape, which is magnificent and attracts many tourists to enjoy. In addition, the scenic area also has a variety of snow entertainment projects for tourists to experience the fun of ice and snow sports. Here, you can enjoy the winter beauty, participate in a variety of ice and snow entertainment activities, and spend an unforgettable winter time.

ISPO displays key innovations from the fields of outdoor, action sports, and skiing, and presents the latest trends in sports fashion, fabrics and fibres ISPO displays key innovations from the fields of outdoor, action sports, and skiing, and presents the latest trends in sports fashion, fabrics and fibres. It is a platform where Chinese and international players of the sports industry meet. This is your chance to get in contact with future partners and clients, see the strategies of competitors and strengthen existing partnerships. Information Source: Messe Munchen GmbH | expotobi

Alpitec China 2025, set to take place from January 10 to January 12 at the prestigious China National Convention Center in Beijing, promises to be an unmissable event for industry professionals and enthusiasts alike. This premier international trade show, dedicated to mountain and winter technologies, will showcase cutting-edge innovations and solutions in the alpine sector. Attendees can expect a comprehensive exhibition featuring the latest in ski resort infrastructure, snowmaking technology, and winter sports equipment. With Beijing's strategic location and the state-of-the-art facilities of the China National Convention Center, Alpitec China 2025 is poised to foster significant business opportunities and industry advancements. This event will undoubtedly serve as a vital platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and the exploration of future trends in the winter sports industry.

Alpitec is an event that illustrates products like brands in sports, fashion, and lifestyle in Asia Alpitec is an event that illustrates products like brands in sports, fashion, and lifestyle in Asia. Together they cover the full spectrum of winter sports equipment and technologies and represent the gateway to the booming Asian winter sports market etc.This show continues to develop edition after edition following the positive trend of the rapidly growing winter industry. Information Source: Fiera Bolzano SpA - Messe Bozen AG | expotobi

10,000 square meters of simulated flower sea, 30 acres of snow field carnival,10,000 square meters of ice hangings, dinosaur diaries, and ice and snow penguins. Visitors can experience singing operas, watch Beijing intangible cultural heritage performances, enjoy large-scale lantern exhibitions, and carry sedan chairs to dance Yangko. There are also various folk art performances such as intangible cultural heritage iron flower, dragon and lion dances, stilt walking, and large-scale worship ceremonies. While experiencing culture, tourists can also enjoy food and a variety of recreational projects.

The exhibition is divided into three cultural display spaces: "Origin of Orchids", "Spring and Autumn of Orchid Art", and "Fragrant Orchids". It displays more than 80 pots of orchids, black orchids, and paphiopedilum varieties that bloom at the end of the year, such as Liancheng Caimei, Hanlan Qihua, Yingqinsu, Zijinmei, Hezhihua, and Jinhuashan. In addition to the real objects, the exhibition is also accompanied by graphic introductions. While enjoying the flowers, visitors can have a deep understanding of the origin, evolution, history and culture of orchids, the planting techniques of "Southern Orchids and Northern Raising", the maintenance methods, and the stories of generations of orchid growers in Zhongshan Park who have protected, inherited, researched, and promoted orchids.