Featured Events in Beijing in February, 2025 (March Updated)

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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The Reunion : Musical Star Concert Director｜ Ramin Karimloo、 Earl Carpenter Music Director｜ Adam Hoskins Performers ｜ Ramin Karimloo、Samantha Barks、Earl Carpenter、Hadley Fraser、Holly-Anne Hull、Natalie May Paris Intro The Reunion 2.0 Musical Star Concert brings together a host of celebrated West End and Broadway musical stars, performing iconic numbers from renowned musicals such as The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. The performers include Ramin Karimloo, known for playing the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Show. Hadley Fraser played Raoul in the same anniversary production. Samantha Barks played the role of Éponine in the film version of Les Misérables. Earl Carpenter, who is nicknamed "The Carpenter" by fans, played the role of Javert in the musical version of Les Misérables. Natalie May Paris, from the original cast of West End's The Six, and Holly-Anne Hull, who played Christine in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera. The concert completed its world premiere tour in Beijing and Shanghai at the beginning of 2024, offering musical theatre enthusiasts a genuinely heartfelt audiovisual feast, earning a high rating of 9.5 on Douban. In addition to retaining the classic songs, the 2.0 version introduces new songs and an innovative production for the Chinese audience. Welcome the spring of 2025 as old friends reunite on stage to perform timeless melodies. Cast Information： Ramin Karimloo Ramin recently played Fredrick Barrett in the New York City Center’s ‘Encores’staged concert of Titanic and more recently Piquillo in the Washington National Opera's production Songbird, a new adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s operetta La Périchole. Ramin will be appearing in The World Premier of A Face In The Crowd as ‘Lonsome’Larry Rhodes, with music by Elvis Costello and the book by Sarah Ruhl, from September to November 2024 at the Young Vic. Also in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Freddy with Hadley Fraser at the London Palladium. Ramin will then return to Broadway at the Pirate King in a new production of The Pirates of Penzance with David Hyde Pierce starting in April 2025. Stage credits include: Musicals: The Phantom of the Opera（as the Phantom，a new Italian production） The Addams Family（as Gomez Addams, Broadway） Funny Girl (as Nicky Arnstein, Broadway); Evita (as Che，Theatre Orb, Tokyo & Vancouver Opera); Anastasia (as Gleb Vaganov，Broadway); Murder Ballad (as Tom，Arts Theatre, London); Les Misérables (as Jean Valjean in Toronto, London & NYC) The Phantom of the Opera(as Phantom，London） Love Never Dies (as Phantom，London) Concerts: The Secret Garden (as Archibald Craven, Lincoln Centre) Camelot in Concert (as King Arthur,London Palladium) Chess in Concert (as Anatoly,Umeda Arts Theatre, Osaka & Tokyo International Forum), Jesus Chris Superstar in Concert (as Judas,Theatre Orb, Tokyo) Doctor Zhivago:Concert (as Doctor Zhivago,London Palladium & Cadogan Hall, London) The Reunion concert(Beijing，Shanghai，Shenzhen，Milan，Tokyo，Trieste) Samantha Barks Samantha started in the industry as a contestant on the TV talent show, I’d Do Anything when she was 17, and had a full circle moment as she recently filmed the ITV talent show, Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream as a Judge and Mentor. Stage credits include: Musicals: Frozen（as Elsa，original West End production） Pretty Woman（as Vivian Ward，Broadway） The Last Five Years（as Cathy Hiatt，The Other Palace） Oliver!（as Nancy，UK National Tour) Cabaret(as Sally Bowles，UK National Tour) Les Misérables (as Éponine，West End) Concerts： Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary（as Éponine） The Reunion (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, Tokyo and Trieste) Films： Les Misérables（as Éponine） The Christmas Candle（as Emily Barstow） Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart（as Acacia） Interlude in Prague（as Josefa Duchek） Bitter Harvest（as Natalka） Earl Carpenter Stage credits include: Musical： The Phantom of the Opera（as Phantom，Her Majesty’s Theatre） The Phantom of the Opera (as Monsieur André，Trieste, Milan & Monte Carlo) The Phantom of the Opera (as Phantom，25th Anniversary productions，UK tour) The Pirate Queen（as Dubdhara，London Coliseum) Les Misérables(as Javert，west end) Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Production (as Javert，Imperial Theater Broadway, Barbican and Queens Theatre) Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Production (as Javert，Toronto, Paris, Singapore, Manila and UK tour) Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (as the Beast，Dominion Theatre) Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (as Gaston，UK tour) Ragtime (as Father，Charing Cross Theatre) Sunset Boulevard (as Joe Gillis，UK tour) Evita (as Peron，Europe & national tour) Concerts： 2019 Les Misérables Stage Concert (as Bishop of Digne and Bamatabois，Gielgud and Solheim Theatre) 25th Anniversary Concert of The Phantom of the Opera (as the Auctioneer，Royal Albert Hall) Disney 100 The Concert (UK Arena tour) Three Phantoms（also Creative Producer and Director） The Reunion (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan, Tokyo and Trieste) Hadley Fraser Hadley has workshopped extensively for the NATIONAL THEATRE, DONMAR WAREHOUSE, ALMEIDA THEATRE, OLD VIC and many others. He wrote the book and lyrics for the musical COMMITTEE… for the Donmar Warehouse. As a recording artist and musician Hadley has appeared on numerous albums including the recently released Lights Around The Shore with jazz pianist Will Butterworth, his own EP Just Let Go and cast recordings of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN; THE PIRATE QUEEN; The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary and Les Misérables 25th Anniversary. Hadley is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and Patron of PPA Guildford and Debut Performing Arts College, Manchester. Stage credits include: Musicals and plays： The Lehman Trilogy (Gillian Lynn Theatre) 2:22 A Ghost Story (Noel Coward Theatre) City of Angels (Garrick Theatre) The Deep Blue Sea (Chichester Festival Theatre) The Antipodes (National Theatre) Young Frankenstein (Garrick Theatre) The Vote (all Donmar Warehouse) Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Bristol Old Vic) The Winter’s Tale & Harlequinade (Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company at the Garrick Theatre) Les Misérables (Queens & Palace Theatres) The Pirate Queen (Broadway) The Fantastics (Duchess Theatre) The Last 5 Years (Theater Aspen, Colorado) The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary (Royal Albert Hall) Les Misérables 25th Anniversary (O2 Arena) Concerts： Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (London Palladium) The Secret Garden (London Palladium) Chess (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) South Pacific (National Concert Hall, Dublin) Carousel (Cadogan Hall) The Reunion (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan and Trieste) Film & Television includes: THE GOLD GENTLEMAN JACK ALL IS TRUE MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS THE LEGEND OF TARZAN LES MISERABLES Holly-Anne Hull Holly is part of Remember Monday, the UK’s viral country/pop girlband. They have been seen on the Jennifer Hudson show and opening for artists such as Billy Joel and Natasha Bedingfield. They have most recently sold out a Headline UK tour. Stage credits include: Musicals： The Phantom of the Opera（as Christine Daeé，UK Tour and Her Majesty’s Theatre） Les Misérables（as Ensemble and Cover Cosette, International Tour & West End） Concerts： Les Misérables all star Concert（as Ensemble Cover Fantine and Cover Cosette，West End） Old Friends Stephen Sondheim Gala Concert The Reunion (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan and Trieste) Natalie May Paris Natalie May Paris is a British stage actress, singer and dancer，trained at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and RADA. She is best known for originating the role of Jane Seymour in the musical Six. For Six, she was nominated for the Olivier Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a musical in 2019, together with her cast mates. Stage credits include: Musical： Les Misérables (Palace & Queens Theatre) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium) Joseph (New London Theatre) Sunday In the Park with George (Menier Chocolate Factory & Wyndhams’s Theatre) Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace) Six The Musical（as Jane Seymour，west end，UK tour，US tour） The Regulars (The Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester) Pretty Woman（as Kit De Luca，UK & Ireland tour 2023/2024） Concerts： Frank Wildhorn & Friends at Cadogan Hall Emojiland in Concert (Garrick Theatre) Benjamin Rauhala & His West End Besties concert at Cadogan Hall The Reunion (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Milan and Trieste) TV shows： Vocals on‘Trust’from Cupids Daughters Vocals for ITV’s Saturday Night Take Away featured singer on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing 2022 & Christmas special 2023

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.

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 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.

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.

Mark your calendars for China Fish 2025, the premier event for fishing enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. Hosted in the heart of Beijing at the state-of-the-art New China International Exhibition Center, this three-day extravaganza, running from February 9th to 11th, promises to be the catch of the year. With an array of exhibitors showcasing the latest gear, tackle, and technology, attendees will be hooked by the innovative products and services on offer. Experts will be reeling in the crowds with insightful seminars and demonstrations, providing valuable tips and tricks of the trade. The event is set to make a splash in the industry, with networking opportunities aplenty, and business deals being struck left, right, and center. No matter if one is a seasoned angler or a fresh face to the scene, China Fish 2025 is the place to cast a line and net some new knowledge, connections, and gear. Don't let this opportunity swim by—join the school of thought leaders and pioneers at China Fish 2025.

China Fish, a global sport fishing trade show, beginning in 1991, is an inspiring platform that showcases the latest industry products, trends and technologies China Fish, a global sport fishing trade show, beginning in 1991, is an inspiring platform that showcases the latest industry products, trends and technologies.  Information Source: Beijing Admire Exhibition Co., Ltd. | expotobi

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.

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.