A joyous atmosphere filled the Faxiao’er Temple Fair, taking place in Baoguo Temple in Beijing’s Xicheng District on January 28, with young girls dressed in traditional red hanfu and boys donning red cotton-padded jackets, reminiscent of the children depicted in Chinese New Year paintings. Accompanied by their parents, children engaged in activities such as paper cutting, blowing sugar figurines, and watching lion dance performances there in the days before the Spring Festival.
Legacy of tradition
The founder of the Faxiao’er Temple Fair is Zhang Shiqian, renowned for his role as the visual designer of the