How to celebrate Year of Snake in Nantong
Spring Festival lantern show at Langshan Mountain Scenic Area. [Photo provided by You Lian to en.nantong.gov.cn]
Nantong in Jiangsu province has prepared a dazzling array of festivities, including folk parades, lantern shows, firework displays, and cultural exhibitions, to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Snake.
Here are some of the highlights:
Spring Festival Lantern Show at Langshan Mountain Scenic Area
Time: 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm from Jan 15 to Feb 23
Site: Langshan Mountain Scenic Area (狼山景區)
2025 Rudong Folk Parade
Time: Jan 31
Site: Downtown area of Rudong county (如東城區)
Tongzhou District 17th Gusha Riddle-Guessing Contest
Time: Feb 12
Site: Tongzhou Culture and Museum Center (通州區文博中心)
Ballet "Swan Lake"
Time: 7:30 pm on Jan 25 at Nantong Grand Theatre (南通大劇院)/7:30 pm on Feb 14 at the Poly Theatre in Qidong (啟東保利大劇院)
Puppet show "The Goddess Chang's Fly to the Moon"
Time: Feb 4
Site: Nantong Gengsu Theater (南通更俗劇院)
Spring Festival concert by Yangzhou Song and Dance Theater Chinese Orchestra
Time: Feb 2
Site: Nengda Theater in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area (南通開發區能達劇院)
Painting and calligraphy work exhibition of Hai'an artists
Time: Jan 1 to Feb 15
Site: Hai'an Museum (海安市博物館)
Spring Festival painting and calligraphy work exhibition in Haimen district
Time: Jan 27 to Feb 28
Site: Haimen Public Culture and Art Center (海安區公共文化藝術中心)
2025 Spring Festival Customs Exhibition
Time: Jan 22 to Feb 12
Site: Nantong Library (南通市圖書館)
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