Huaying City Spring Festival Lantern Fair Joyfully Opens
Huaying Mountain Square is hosting Spring Festival activities—come and experience the rich festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year!
1. "Galloping Horses Celebrate the New Year · Splendid Huaying Reflects the Spring Sunshine" — "Huaying in the Spring Festival" Huaying City 2026 Spring Festival Parade
Event Details: On the first day of the lunar new year, 15 parade teams covering the "Five Major Actions" and folk culture will be formed, including a drum and gong team, dragon and lion dance teams, five flower float teams, traditional Chinese style team, sedan chair carrying the youngest sister team, wedding song team, stilt walking team, cloud children dance team, linked carriage team, lantern vehicle team, dry boat team, colorful fan team, colorful shell team, yangge dance team, lantern team, and waist drum team. They will carry out cultural parades and art performances along designated routes in the city. Along the streets, there will be free family photo sessions, distribution of "Fu" (fortune) characters, intangible cultural heritage displays, and book promotion activities.
Event Date: February 17, 2026 (Lunar New Year’s Day)
Event Location: Huaying City Urban Area
2. "Fun Treasure Hunt" Huaying City 2026 Spring Festival Garden Party
Event Details: Various city departments will set up small games such as shuttlecock kicking, pitch-pot, long rope jumping, bottle throwing, bead pinching, ball throwing, ring tossing, blowing ping pong balls, two-person dribbling, and quiz dice throwing. Through these interactive games, the public can truly feel the strong festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
Event Date: February 18, 2026 (Second day of the lunar new year)
Event Location: Huaying Mountain Square
3. "Lantern Lights Glow · New Look of Huaying City"
Huaying City 2026 Spring Festival Lantern Fair
Event Details: (1) Lantern Viewing: Large themed lantern displays will be created based on Huaying’s red culture and folk culture to create a dazzling night scene. (2) Intangible Cultural Heritage Carnival: Inviting intangible cultural heritage projects such as maltose candy, tofu pudding, straw sandals, rubbing prints, paper cutting, and engraving to set up booths for exhibitions, sales, and hands-on experiences. (3) Interactive Arena: Activities like lantern riddle guessing, paper cutting contests, DIY crafts, pitch-pot, archery, ring tossing, and glutinous rice ball pinching will be set up to let the public enjoy the festive joy through interaction. (4) Food Culture: Multiple booths will be set up, inviting vendors offering creative candied hawthorn, ginger milk curd, mutton soup hotpot, and other specialty snacks and delicacies for food exhibitions and sales.
Event Date: March 3, 2026 (Lantern Festival)
(Lantern Viewing: February 1 to March 8, 2026)
Additionally, Huaying Mountain Scenic Area is a must-visit tourist destination. It features unique karst landforms, mountains covered with camellias, magnificent sea of clouds, dense bamboo forests, and naturally formed stone forest landscapes. As a red revolutionary tourism site, Huaying Mountain carries rich historical memories where visitors can feel the profoundness and greatness of the Hero Mountain. Come to Huaying Mountain and celebrate a Spring Festival full of cultural and natural charm!