Many opportunities for enjoyment, entertainment, and relaxation are scheduled in Doumen District during Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday week, Oct 1 to 8.

The Zhōngqiū Jié Lantern Show will illuminate Huangyang River Wetland Park from 7:30 to 9:30 pm Wednesday, Sept 30. Photos can be taken with lotus flower lanterns or at the scenes of luminous time tunnels and a specular Harvest Moon.

Pipa (four-stringed instrument), guzheng (zither), and guitar performances have been arranged along with glowing kite and folk craft exhibitions. Visitors can guess lantern riddles, hang wish-making lanterns, make pomelo peel lanterns, play pitch-pot, and interact with clowns or lights at their feet.

Also at the park, a Riverside Concert will present street music by local bands from 7:30 to 9 pm Oct 1-3. 

Doumen Old Street [Photo courtesy WeChat account: meilidoumen]

A Cultural Time Travel will be experienced at Doumen Old Street, Luyi Ancestral Hall, and Jiexia Manor from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Oct 2 to 4. Visitors can stroll between booths showing Song (960-1279), Ming (1368-1644), Qing (1644-1912), and Republic of China (1912-1949) cultures. And they may participate in a Republic of China sports meet, Song pitch-pot, Ming and Qing paper-cutting and antithetical couplet matching.

In addition to sites for photo-taking, costume rentals, performances, and Doumen traditional snacks, there will be video game non-player characters interacting with visitors on the street.

A preferential 408-yuan ($60) package that integrates hot springs and a temple fair supper is offered by Yu Wen Quan Imperial Hot Springs Resort from Oct 1 to 8. A traditional roast-pigs buffet will be integrated into the Temple Fair, which also features songs and recreational projects.

From Oct 1 to 7, for every 500g of fruits picked at Shiyiren Pitaya Farm, 500g will be complemented. Loach and other fish caught at the competitions can also be taken away. Families on picnics can enter their meals in a prize-winning cooking competition.

Those with children can watch the original pantomime Wings by the Doumen Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism & Sports Bureau at 3 pm or 7:30 pm Oct 2 in the Doumen Auditorium in Jing'an Town. The show relates how a swan princess that is fond of dancing and an owl fond of science, pursue their dreams in a forest.