Events
 60 Years of China Art and Crafts Show
Details: The National Art Museum of China will display some 300 most representative pieces of art and craftwork from all over the country from January 10 and lasts one month. It features jade article, wood and ivory carvings, stone sculptures, metal crafts, embroidery, ceramics and lacquer ware.

 Intangible Heritage Exhibition
Details: To welcoming the Lantern Festival, nearly 1,200 folk artists will participate in China's largest exhibition of intangible heritage from February 9 to 23. 2,300 odd representative pieces will be on display, including paper cutting, traditional painting, printing, woodblock, carvings, tea making and Chinese medicine.

 Ireland Culture Festival
Details: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Ireland, the culture festival will be held between March 14 and 22 at Beijing Art Museum of Imperial City, Wangfujing Da Jie. The range of Disciplines includes traditional and modern Irish dance, music, the visual art programme and literature.

 Seasonal Schedule of National Theater
Details: The largest center for performing art of China, the National Theatre has been reopened after one month's renovation and begun to adopted seasonal schedule for people to visit. Off-season schedule will be carried on from April 1 to October 31 when the center is expected to visit from 08:30 to 17:00, while the peak-season is from November 1 to March 31, opening from 13:00 to 17:00, except being closed on Monday. 

Outdoor Activities
Spring is a little late this year. Finally, grass, trees and flowers bring people quickly into the spring-like scenes. A bloom to May adorns Beijing in a burst of color, enjoyable in the sun. To view the blossoms in Beijing, you won't wait long and wander far away.

 Oriental Cheery Blossom
Period: Late March to early April
Best places to see:
Yuyuantan Park – About two thousand cheery trees are expected to be admired during the Oriental Cherry Blossom Festival from March 24 to April 30. It is in 10 Xi Sanhuan Zhonglu, Haidian Ditrict. Bus 68, 320, 114 and 717 run the east gate and 1, 4 and 728 to the south gate of the park. Admission fee needs CNY10.

 Apricot Flower
Period: Late March to mid-April
Best place to see:
Fenghaungling Nature Park – Early April is the best time to see apricot flower at Fenghuangling of Sujiatuo Town in Haidian District. Take bus 346 at the East Gate of the Summer Palace to the terminal. The Admission fee costs CNY25.
Badaling – Around the Qingming Festival, apricot flowers gradually bloom on the mountain sides of Badaling in Yanqing County. 919 from Dongzhimen can directly run to the destination and CNY45 is needed.

 Peach Blossom
Period: Early April to mid-May
Best places to see:
Beijing Botanical Garden – Owning over 20,000 peach trees of 70 varieties, this garden will held peach blossom festival annually. Located at 1 Wofosi Lu, Xiangshan, Haidian District, it opens from 07:00 – 17:00 with admission fee of CNY10. It can be reached by bus Nos. 331, 634m 696, 714, 733, 318, 360 and entered through the entrance in Xiangshan Nanlu and Xiangyi Lu.
Pinggu District – The annually Pinggu International Blossom Festival lasts to mid-May. Follow the route Taohuayuan, 50-kilometer peach blossom corridor, Taohuahai, Xiaojinshan, Daling-Pinggu downtown, Yuzishan and Jingdong Grand Canyon, you can see the most irresistible peach blossom.

Magnolias 
Period: Early to mid-April
Best places to see:
Chang'an Jie – Take Bus 1, 4, 52 or Subway Line 1 to Tian'anmen West, yulan tress lining along the red walls of Zhongnanhai will excite you.
Tanzhe Temple – The hillside temple is especially famous for the two yulan trees of some 300 years old. It lies in the Tanzhe Mountain area of Mentougou District. It can be reached using bus You 7 from Qianmen or Fuchengmen, or bus 931 after get off at Pingguoyuan Station of Subway Line 1. CNY35 admission fee should be paid.
Dajue Temple – Tasting tea, enjoying soft music and viewing yulan, Dajue Temple at Bei'anhe Township in Sujiatuo Town of Haidian District is such a place to for you to spend an antique time. Take Subway Line 13 to Shangdi Station and change to bus 633 at Shangdi Bridge to Dajue Temple, or take bus 346, 330 at Summer Palace to Wenquan then transfer to 903 to the temple. CNY20 is needed for admission fee.

 Pear Blossom
Period: Around mid-April
Best places to see:
Panggezhaung Wan-Mu Pear Garden – The pearl blossom village houses thousands of pear trees, some of which are more than 100 or 200 years old. Catch the one-week only flowering period to see the most beautiful time of the countryside. Take 937Branch at Lishi Lu or 943 at Yongdingmen to the village. CNY 10 is to be paid to enter.

 Chinese Flowering Crab-Apple
Period: Mid to late April
Best places to see:
Beijing Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park – Seated at A8, Shaoyaoju, Taiyanggong of Chaoyang District, the park possesses some three thousand Chinese flowering crab-apple trees. It can be arrived by bus 21, 62, 422, 734, 847, 849, 921, 941 and Yuntong 101, or Subway Line 10 or 13 to Shaoyaoju, free of charge for admission.

 Tulips
Period: Mid-April to early May
Best places to see:
Zhongshan Park – The park is the host to annual tulip festival, where exotic beauty of circa 500,000 tulips falling in 142 varieties. Situated in 4, Zhongshan Lu, Dongcheng District, it can be reached via bus 1, 4, 5, 10, 37, 52, 726, 802, or Subway Line 1 to Tian'anmen West. Admission fee is CNY10.
Beijing Garden of World's Flower – Netherland area of the garden display a lot of tulips, together with many popular flowers of other regions. The garden is in 235, Nan Sihuan Zhonglu, Fengtai District, can be reached via bus 646, 377. CNY50 is paid for admission.

 Lilacs
Period: Late April
Best places to see:
Temple of Heaven – You can find flourishing lilacs on the west side of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest. The 150-meter lane is decorated with 240 lilac groves. Take Subway Line 5 to Tiantan Dongmen. Admission fee costs CNY15.
Jietai Temple – It is one of Beijing Temples which are famous places not only for worship, but also sightseeing. Some one thousand lilacs trees attract many visitors. Located at the south foot of Ma'anshan Mountain, it can be reached via You7 or 931. CNY35 should be paid for the admission.

 Peony
Period: Late April to Early May
Best places to see:

Jingshan Park – 150 peony varieties including the imperial peony can be seen in the park at 44m Jingshan Xijie, Xicheng District. Bus 101, 103, 111, 812 and 814 run there and the fee for entry is CNY2 only.
Beijing Guosetianxiang Peony Garden – The 200-hectare garden is the home to 600 varieties of four main species of this shrub. It can be found in the west of Qiaozi Village in Huairou District, via bus 942. CNY30 is needed for admission.