Festivals & Celebrations in Hubei
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1 International Tour Festival in Wuhan, China
Time：It is held at the end of September or the beginning of October each year.
Introduction：nternational Tour Festival in Wuhan, China has been held three times since 2002 which saw its first, and the durence has changed from 3 days to 10 days. It is the tour show of the perfomances of different artists and teams from tens of countries and the chance to meet different cultures.
2 East Lake Plum Blossom Festival
Time： It starts between Feburary and March each year.
Introduction： Moshan Plum Blossom Garden in East lake, about 33.5 hektares, is the first of four greatest plum blossom grardens in China, which was built in 1956, and since 1982, big plum blossom shows have been held in East lake in the first Spring of each year. In 1984, plum blossom was appointed to symbolize Wuhan. In 1991 international plum blossom festival was opened here. In 1997 the fifth China Calyx Canthus Show started here. And 2002 saw the First Plum Blossom Feistival in Wuhan, China. During the festivals,there was a diplay of more than 200 kinds of plum blossoms, various quincuncial piles, plum blossom scenes, paintings and calligraphy and photograph shows of plum blossom, and plum blossom art show in Moshan Plum Blossom Garden.
3 International Dragonboat Festival in Jingzhou, China
Time：It is held in May of the Chinese lunar calendar each year.
Introduction：International Dragonboat Festival in Jingzhou, China is an international festival developed from 2001 Jingzhou Dragonboat Festival. It is held in May of the Chinese lunar calendar each year. It has its own cultural elements, including one match (dragonbaot match) and five meetings (dragonboat temple fair, dragonboat lantern show, dragonbaot songs show, dragonbaot culture research meeting and saluting Guang Gong Ceremony) and other activities like tour products recommending and these fairs attracing investments. The festival make effects in delevoping local economy.
4 Guan Di Temple Fair
Time：It is held twice a year, in the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar and on May 13th of the lunar calendar.
Introduction： Each year, the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar and May 13th of the lunar calendar can see people in Jingzhou hold large scale temple fairs at Guang Di Temple to glorify Guang Gong’s vitory over Wu and his loyalism. The activity becomes an international tour festival on which travellers can buy a lot of souvenirs about Guang Gong.
