Source: CCTV.com

04-16-2009 08:49

Beijing's well-known temple fairs are an essential activity during the Chinese new year, the Spring Festival. But many travelers miss the opportunity to visit the fairs when they are in Beijing at different times of the year. Now, thanks to the opening of a Beijing Flavor Street, residents or visitors can taste an authentic Beijing every ordinary day.

The sound of hawkers conjures up images of old Beijing. The Beijing Flavor Street, in the downtown Wangfujing area, will help visitors experience the old Beijing.

The Beijing Flavor Street, in the downtown Wangfujing area, will help visitors experience the old Beijing.

Vintage buildings, stone sculptures and snack booths are ready to welcome the crowds during the May Day holiday. The organizers are offering favorable discounts for folk artists to rent booths, encouraging them to perform here.

Gong Weiping, the director of Beijing Flavor Street said, "Each day, there will be three to four Tian Qiao stunt performances to treat visitors. There's a mini theater to hold shows such as Beijing drum performances."

A snack plaza and more than sixty restaurants will serve all kind of Beijing snacks and dishes.

Artists making figurines from dough and sugar will also be featured along the Beijing Flavor Street. There will also be stunts like stilt walking and diabolo playing. Of course the repertoire will also include Peking opera, Pingju opera and story telling.

But the most tantalizing items are the snacks. A snack plaza and more than sixty restaurants will serve all kind of Beijing snacks and dishes. Beijing Flavor Street is expected to be a new landmark in the capital to display the traditional Beijing culture.

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Editor:Zhao Yanchen