Events

Hubei Arts Festival

Hubei Arts Festival, organized by Hubei Provincial People's Government, is held every three years. It is a comprehensive arts feast representing the highest level of arts in Hubei and is the largest one in the province in terms of its scale.

The first event was held from Sept 29 to Oct 25 in 2012. The latest one was held from Sept 30 to Nov 1 in 2018, attracting about 7,000 performers from about 100 professional groups and more than 90 social art groups. A total of 68 performances and over 1,100 art activities benefiting the locals were held during the event, along with exhibitions featuring 280 paintings, calligraphies and photographs.

Thanks to the convenience of the internet, Hubei Arts Festival has offered various kinds of measures for people to participate in the event such as by using a mobile terminal and opening WeChat official account, benefitting over 10 million people in 2018 both online and offline.

Seeking roots in Suizhou, Emperor Yan's Hometown

The festival was set up for Chinese people seeking their roots in Suizhou city, Central China's Hubei province, which is known as Emperor Yan-Shennong's hometown. A ceremony of worshiping ancestors will also be held during the event.

The festival fell on the 26th day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar year, which is considered to be the birthday of Shennong. The opening ceremony began with the sound of music. The event has been successfully held five times since 2009, and the Suizhou Shennong worship ceremony has been listed in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritages.

Wuhan Marathon Swimming

Wuhan Marathon Swimming, jointly organized by the swimming management center of General Administration of Sports of China, Chinese Swimming Association, Wuhan Municipal People's Government and Hubei Administration of Sports, is expected to become a first-class open water swimming event in China with international influence.

The event is expected to promote the popularization and improvement of swimming and water sports in Wuhan and China, pushing forward the integrated development of sports, culture, tourism and ecology.

The event is divided into two parts, one for professional participants which covers 10 kilometers and another one of 2 km is for the public.

The event was first held in 2017 and is normally held in Wuhan East Lake every year.

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