Travel Reference
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June
Hot and sweaty days and balmy nights. But this month is also the peak time for rainfall in Běijīng. The main tour-
ist sites are packed.
Dragon Boat Festival
Held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year (usually June), the Dragon Boat
Festival (Duānwǔ Jié) races are sometimes staged on Běijīng's reservoirs and you'll see
people all over town scoffing
zòngzi
(delicious parcels of sticky rice and meat or vegies
wrapped in a bamboo leaf).
Affordable Art Beijing
Normally held at the 798 Art District, Affordable Art Beijing ( Mǎidéqǐ Yìshù Bólǎnhuì;
www.affordableartchina.com
) showcases emerging contemporary Chinese artists and, as its
name suggests, prices are reasonable.
