Explore Hainan: Diverse local Spring Festival customs awaiting

The Year of the Snake is the first since UNESCO inscribed Spring Festival on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Chinese people engage in a rich variety of activities to celebrate the traditional new year.

This year, people can enjoy an eight-day Spring Festival holiday. A longer festive break allows citizens to embark on long-haul travel for leisure and relaxation.

Hainan is a good choice for a warm and toasty holiday. As a melting pot of different cultures, it offers diverse spring festival customs and folk activities.

Multiple unique folk customs can be seen and experienced in local fairs, art performances, exhibitions, and interactive activities in different places, all of which run until the Lantern Festival for the promotion of intangible cultural heritage and tourism.

Qiongju Opera or Hainan Opera, is an essential program in folk cultural activities during the Spring Festival holiday.

The captivating Fucheng Lantern and Flower Exchange Festival is a unique traditional custom originating in Ming and Qing dynasties.

Carp lantern show and carp lantern spring performances are presented yearly in Qionghai’s coastal fishing villages.

Exhibitions of traditional Li textile techniques, traditional rattan and bamboo weaving, and ancient pottery making techniques will also be showcased.