Regarding to different places around the nation, people will have different activities to celebrate the festival. During the festival, there are many operas and other performances on the stages.

In northern China, troupes will perform ‘Cai Gaoqiao', means walking on stilts, which requires very high skills and good sense of balance. The performers tie two wooden stilts to their feet, which makes them taller than others. Then they will do some funny movements or folk dance. People can see this kind of performance in Beijing, Tianjin as well as Liaoning and Shandong Provinces, etc.

In Shaanxi Province, people will have chance to enjoy the live ‘Yangge' performance. The performance is the combination of music, dance and feats including the skill of handkerchiefs and the movements of feet. It is the most popular perform art that originated from rice planting and farming in north China countryside. By enjoythe Yangge together with the sound of firecrackers and drums, people will have the exact and direct feeling of how lively the atmosphere in the northern villages. In the small village in northern Shaanxi Province named Ansai, nearly every one can play Waist Drum that originated in the ancient rituals to ancestor worship. The skill now has become a famous celebration performance art. The performers some times more than 100, jump and dance in unison to the tempo of drums. It gives people an unforgivable expression of magnificence and strong power, especially against the background of rolling mountain ranges and deep valleys.

In the capital city Beijing, the most Spring-Festival activity is Temple Fair which held in different ancient temples. Temple fair in Beijing has a time-honored history. Traditionally, there are various kinds of performances in temple. Besides, one can find traditional arts and handicrafts as well as countless tasty local smacks from craftsmen and vendors along the streets. Most temple fairs are features by their dragon and lion dancing as well as folk performances. For foreign visitors, it is a rare opportunity to experience Chinese colorful culture and tradition.

In Guangzhou City in southern China, the locals will have the Lion Dance that is the most attractive activities among the numerous celebrations. Lion is regarded as a mascot by Chinese, so the dance of Lion is believed to bring good luck and drive away the evil spirits. The performers will move imitating a lion to the beats of drums and gongs. Besides the Lion Dance, the Flower Fair is also very popular in the city. When the Spring Festival approaches, the florists from suburbs will set up the temporary shacks to sell their fresh and fragrant flowers. Then the street will be bustled with people who intend to buy flowers preparing for the Spring Festival. Traditionally, people like to buy a potted tree with lovely small tangerines hanging in it. In Cantonese, tangerine sounds like ‘Ji', which means good luck and wealth. The flower fair usually starts three days before the Spring Festival. For locals, there could be no Spring Festival if there is no flower fair. The fair has a history more than 5,00 years in the city, that might be another reason why Guangzhou is famed as the ‘City of Flower '.

Guilin City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is another place to enjoy the wonderful Lion Dance in different way. The lion dance is one of the most spectacular events in the city in the festive seasons. The lion is played by two actors, one of them play the head part to liven up the lion by moving the lion's eyes, mouth and ears: and another one is in charge of the body part. For the lion dance combine the art with Kung Fu, so many players have been trained. The climax of the dance is known as ‘Picking the Green' or ‘Cai Qing' in Chinese. The Green refers to vegetable leaves tied with a red envelope containing money, which is hung high above the door of the house or business. The dramatic moment of the lion picking will be very impressive.

Dragon Dance is another traditional festive performance that can not be missed. Dragon is regarded as the symbol of deity, emperor and imperial power. In the ancient times, people believed that dragon can make clouds and rain, so once in dry season, they played dragon dance to ask for rain and agreeable weather. In their minds, this creature is friendly and helpful, who inhabits in the body of water. When play the dragon dance, people prefer the longer dragon, the longer the better. In some communities, the dragons are so long that require twenty to thirty people to play it. Generally, the Dragon Dance is played by many people with specially made stage props in their hands. One person uses a pearl-like thing to lead the dragon. The dragon will follow it rising or falling, slowly or rapidly. The scene likes that the dragon sometimes flies up to the sky, and sometimes hiding under the ocean and breaking waves. The fire dragon is made with candles put into each section of the dragon body. When performed at night, firecrackers are set off at the time. The visitors see an excellent scene of the fire dragon shuttling back and forth among fireworks. The performance can be seen in many cities in China .

The Lantern Festival is one of the most traditional festivals. Falling on the 15th day of the first Lunar Calendar month, it is a ‘festival within a festival', that considered as the end of Spring Festival. According to the historical records, the festival began to prevail during the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 24 A .D.) and flourished during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 A .D.) and Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 A .D.). Its present name is in fact derived from the Tang Dynasty custom of hanging out lanterns on the night of the festival. Lantern can break darkness, illuminate the land as well as bring brightness and hope to people. So the Lantern Festival has been observed by people for more than 1,000 years and celebrated all over the country.

On the night of the festival, temples and businesses are decorated with colorful lanterns made of paper, gauze and glass, painting with legendary figures, landscapes as well as the flowers and birds. There are also the performances of drums and dragon dance in the street and lanes. One the day, people will eat sweet round dumplings made of glutinous rice flour filled with various kinds of fillings. The snack is called Yuanxiao in Chinese, so the festival is also named the Yuanxiao Festival.

In the old days, the way people celebrated the festival varied from place to place. In the northern China, people made lanterns of ice in shapes of human figures, buildings and fruits with a candle light in them. When all the candles were lit, the lanterns show became a marvelous sight. In some cities of south with a river flowing through, people made paper boats, by which the lanterns are floating. In Beijing City , many worshipers would go to the White Cloud Temple , where they burn the scents, offer up prayers and sacrifices as well as donate money, wishing to expel bad luck and disaster in the coming year. A trade market was held in the capital between the eighth and sixteenth days. People could buy lanterns, flowers, and many other things. Beijing 's Lantern Fair was usually held at the north end of Wangfujing Street. In Suzhou , Jiangsu Province, a lantern was lit in the kitchen from the thirteenth until and eighteenth day. The first night was called ‘trying the lantern', and the last night ‘extinguishing the lantern'.

At present, most lantern festivals are held in public parks in cities and towns. People will have the riddles written on the lanterns. It will be the great fun to have a guess. The lanterns are more varied and colorful.

Qingming in Chinese means the weather pure and bright in spring days. The date usually turns out to be the fourth, fifth, or sixth of April, thus people go out to celebrate the coming of the new season. It is also a Tomb Sweeping Day for some Chinese people, on which people visit their ancestors' graves, pay respects to the dead and hold memorial ceremonies in honor of their ancestors. This is one of many ways to express their filial love. As part of honoring the dead, people would also spend some time cleaning the grave area. They would uproot the weed, plant some new trees, wipe the tombstones and decorate it with fresh flowers.

The festival is celebrated at the fifth of the fifth lunar calendar. In this day, Chinese people will eat Zongzi and hold Dragon Boat race in honor of the great poem Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period (475 B.C.- 221 B.C.). Qu was upright, loyal and highly respected for his wise counsel for the peace and affluence of Chu State as its minister. However, he was vilified by the evil power in the state. Filled with disappointment, Qu committed his suicide by jumping off into the Milou River. The nearby fish men tried in vain to find his body. Afterwards, State Chu declined and was eventually conquered by the State Qin.

The Chu people mourned for this elegant patriot and threw the Zongzi into the river to feed the spirit of Qu, and the custom of making and eating Zongzi has preserved until now. In addition, fish men's rescue attempts gradually evolved into the Dragon Boat Race.

The day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Looking up at the sky this day, you will find the romance is going on in the dark blue. According to the celestial phenomena, the ancient Chinese people created this love story, and the record can be dated back about 1500 years ago.

In the east of the Milky Way, there is the Star Vega that is believed the weaving girl. And in the west side, there is constellation of Aquila, that is the cowboy waiting for his wife. The weaving girl is the youngest daughter in the seven of the ? Queen of the Heaven. Together with her sister, she worked so hard to weave the colorful clouds in the sky, whereas the cowboy led a poor and lonely life with an old ox. One day the cowboy encountered the weaving girl under the direction of his ox. They fell in love with each other at the first sight, and the girl decided to stay with the cowboy on the earth. However, the Queen was annoyed about the couple's behavior. Seeing his wife flying back to the Heaven under duress, cowboy was heart-broken. As to the weaving girl, she missed her husband too much and the clouds she woven were filled with sadness. Finally, the Queen showed a little mercy allowing them to meet one time a year on the Magpie Bright that across the Sliver River. In fact, the Star Vega and constellation of Aquila do meet each other on 4 August in the sky.

The festival is celebrated at the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in China. On this day, the moon is extremely bright and perfectly round. The festival represents the unity and leisure of the people, as well as the harvest of the nature. The custom of worshipping the Moon can be traced back as far as Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C. - 1066 B.C). Today, Chinese people send their relatives and friends moon cakes as festival gift to extend their best wishes of union when the day is drawing near. They are supposed to enjoy themselves under the silver moonlight outside eating the moon cakes and appreciating the full bright moon in the evening of the festival. If one of the family members is far away on duty and fail to come home at the festival, he or she will convey the homesickness and missing through the moon. Therefore, the moon has become a medium of communication and spiritual sustenance.

There are many legends about this festival. The most popular one among the Chinese people is ‘Hou Yi Shooting the Suns'. The story goes that during the time of Yao (about 2,000 B.C.), there lived a talented archer named Houyi. One day ten suns appear in the sky at the same time. Their scorching heat withered the crops on the earth and made people unbearable. Ordered by Emperor Yao, Houyi shot nine of them out of the sky leaving only one. As a prize for this extraordinary feat, he was given a pill of immortality from the goddess. The pill, however, was stolen by his wife named Chang E. She ate it and flew off to the moon where she lived in solitude, only accompanied by a Jade Rabbit.

To Chinese people today, it is not the romantic stories but the tradition of having family reunion on the festival that has a special appeal, because, as it might be difficult for the Westerners to understand. In the view of Chinese people, the family is very important. Therefore, the Mid-autumn Festival will continue to hold a prominent place in China 's traditional festivals. Besides, the festival is also known as a festival of harvest since various kinds of fruits and grains become mature at this time.

The festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It has the history more than 1500 years. According the traditional YIN&YANG Dichotomy, YIN represents the elements of darkness and negative, while YANG brightness and positive. In China, the number ‘9' is regarded as YANG, so the ninth day of the ninth month is the double YANG's day. In addition, the ninth month also heralds the approach of winter; it is the right time to prepare the warm clothes for winter. Hence, the younger generations extend their consideration to their elders and miss to the ancestors in this day.