Beijing's Temple Fair

It is the very traditional thing in China, for most hard-woking-whole-year people, these days are the most expected and joyful day for them. To walking around people,which big smile at everyone's face, and the most attract part for me, well, guess for lots people too, is you can eat various snacks which only available at this time.

The "temple fair" (Miao Hui) began as groups of vendors who did business near temples when many pilgrims came to pay tribute to the gods during traditional festivals. The practice grew, gradually turning into a regular event. Now temple fairs are an important and joyful destination for Chinese people during festivals, most especially the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year.

The temple fairs in Beijing date back to around 1000 AD, when they were called "Spring Outings", steadily booming throughout the following three dynasties of the Yuan, Ming and Qing emperors. Nowadays, going to temple fairs has become a Spring Festival routine for residents in Beijing.