The Yuexiu Temple Fair kicked off on February 5, the day of the Lantern Festival, and will last for eight days at the Chenghuang Temple's Zhongyou Square (main venue), an intangible cultural heritage block on Beijing Road and Beijing Road Pedestrian Street in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province.
The festivity features more than 100 activities such as cultural performances, talent shows, flashmobs, intangible cultural heritage events, bazaars, and a display window theatre.
Cantonese opera performance during the opening ceremony of the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Cantonese opera performance during the opening ceremony of the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Dance performance in traditional costume features folklore of Guangzhou during the opening ceremony of the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Group photo of performers during the opening ceremony of the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Dragon dance performance at the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Lion dance performance at the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Residents in Guangzhou experience the temple fair in the metaverse. (Photo/Huang Xinying)
The booth of Canton glazed porcelain, an intangible cultural heritage, at the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo/Liu Dan)
The booth of olive carving, an intangible cultural heritage, at the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo/Liu Dan)
A panorama of the Yuexiu Temple Fair. (Photo provided to GDToday)
Author | Lydia Liu, Liu Lingzhi
Editor | Wing, Nan, James
