During the Spring Festival, visiting temple fairs remains one of the most traditional pastimes in places like Beijing. Nowadays, many appealing sports activities also pop up at these fairs, and rock climbing has emerged as the trendiest and most popular among them.
Rock climbing competitions are held at several temple fairs across Beijing, including Longtan Lake. To infuse the sporting event with festive cheer, some climbing venues even offer prizes. For example, at the Beijing Longtan Lake Temple Fair,
a mini-game called “Climb for Treasure” is specially set up. As long as climbers reach a certain height, they can retrieve small gifts hanging from the rock wall.
Starting the new year by bravely “claiming treasures” high up can definitely be seen as a good omen.
