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Beijing, China
5 customs and traditions in Beijing — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Gongfu tea service is a genuine and worthwhile tradition — but it is also the vehicle for the city's best-known tourist fraud.
Highly stylised singing, acrobatics and painted face roles, where colour signals character. Short visitor performances are widely available.
Tai chi, sword forms, ballroom dancing, water calligraphy and choirs, from about 06:00 in every large park.
Brush writing as a scholarly art, taught in short sessions, with water calligraphy practised on paving stones in parks.
Lunar new year fairs with lion dances, folk performance and food stalls in the parks.
