Spring Festival garden party opens at Old Summer Palace in Beijing

People visit the floral fair of a Spring Festival garden party at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2026. The four-day Spring Festival garden party opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

A staff member displays newly launched horse-head plush toys during a Spring Festival garden party at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2026. The four-day Spring Festival garden party opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

A calligrapher writes spring couplets and Chinese character "Fu" (meaning good fortune) for visitors during a Spring Festival garden party at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2026. The four-day Spring Festival garden party opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

People experience flower arranging with the guidance of a teacher during a Spring Festival garden party at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2026. The four-day Spring Festival garden party opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

A visitor takes photos of cultural and creative products for the Year of the Horse during a Spring Festival garden party at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2026. The four-day Spring Festival garden party opened here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)