Time September 10-15 every year.

Venue Zhenzhou, Henan Province.

Origin The worldwide fame of the 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple is attribute to its consummate martial arts dating back more than a thousand years to the Tang Dynasty. During the Five Dynasties (907-960 AD), monks in the temple had already devised more than 100 styles of boxing. By the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) the Shaolin marital arts reached its zenith. The city of Denfeng, where the temple is situated, has become a center of martial arts. In 1991 the first Zhenzhou International Martial Arts Festival was held to carry forward the heritage of Chinese martial arts and promote local tourist and economic development. The festival is held once a year now.

Time Early September every year.

Venue Dalian, Liaoning Province.

Origin The firs Dalian Fashion Show was held in 1998. Renamed Dalian International Festival in 1991, it is a showcase of the latest developments in world fashion presented by companies from various countries and regions. The general tendency for east and west to mingle offers a new impetus for the prosperity of fashion designs and the garment-making industry, and provides and entirely new aesthetic experience for mankind.

Time Two to three days beginning form September 18 every year.

Venue Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province.

Origin Zhangjiajie with its unmatched natural beauty is China’s first state forest reserve. The Wulingyuan district in the reserve is of superb scientific and aesthetic value, where there are bounteous scenic spots, the ecology is well protected, and the forms of 3,103 quartzite pillars shimmering in an ocean of shifting mists. With a 97 percent forest cover, Zhangjiajie is home to a good variety of rare and precious animals.