Top 7 Festivals in Chengdu

December 14th 2024 15:56:00


Chendu is a fantasy city insouthwest China. There are seven famous festivals held in Chengdu City every year. Here list top 7 Chengdu festivals as below:

1. Chengdu Xindu Osmanthus Festival

When the osmanthus flowers are fragrant in Xindu, it is also when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and visitors are like weaving. During the Osmanthus Festival, in addition to cultural activities such as inviting people to visit the garden and appreciate osmanthus, visiting cultural relics, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, the city also holds material exchange meetings, displays and sells local famous snacks, and holds performances of songs, dances, and dramas with local characteristics.

2. Chengdu Xinjin Dragon Boat Festival

Nanhe River in Xinjin County, with its superior geographical conditions, has made the Dragon Boat Festival prosperous over the years. 

3. Chengdu Danjingshan Peony Festival

During the Peony Fair, in addition to showcasing precious peony flowers and visiting Danjingshan, cultural and entertainment activities with local folk characteristics, economic and technological exchanges and negotiations, and exhibitions of local specialty products will also be held.

4. Chengdu International Peach Blossom Festival

The first flower of spring in Tianfu is undoubtedly the peach blossom in Longquan, which has been named by the State Council as the "Hometown of Chinese Peach Blossoms". 

5. Chengdu Flower Festival 

It has a history of over a thousand years. At that time, state-owned and collective flower gardens near Chengdu, as well as the vast number of flower farmers, will transport their precious flowers, home grown potted flowers, bonsai, and other plants that they have worked hard to cultivate to Qingyang Palace, set up sheds and tents, set up stalls and display them.

6. Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival

From the evening of the second day of the first lunar month to the end of the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival, the evening of the 15th day of the first lunar month is the climax。

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7. Chengdu International Panda Lantern Festival

The lantern festival combines naked eye 3D light and shadow show with colorful lantern technology, creating the entire lantern scene as a world of light and an ocean of lights, integrating technology and fashion.