Free tangyuan

Shenzhen Museum will serve tangyuan, a glutinous rice ball filled with sesame or peanut butter, to locals Friday afternoon. Tangyuan is a typical snack eaten during the Lantern Festival. Meanwhile, folk performances, including Hakka songs, Beijing opera, Cantonese opera, Sichuan opera face changing, martial arts, and handicraft demonstrations, such as paper-cutting, rope-knitting, cloisonne painting and walnut sculpture, will also be held.

Time: 2:30 p.m. (performances, handicrafts), 3:30 p.m. (free tangyuan), March 2

Venue: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (快三平台 市民中心A区深圳博物馆)

Metro: Line 2 or 3, Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

Performance and riddles

Traditional Chinese music and dances will be performed along with Beijing opera and magic shows. A riddle-solving event will follow. Riddle-solving is an activity unique to the Lantern Festival. Riddles are printed and hung under paper lanterns.

Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. (performance), 4:30-5:30 p.m. (riddles), March 1

Venue: Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall, Futian Cultural Hall, 103 Fuhua Road, Futian District (快三平台 福华路103号福田文化馆非遗主题馆)

Metro: Line 2, Huaqiang Road Station (华强路站), Exit C

Temple fair

Traditional Chinese folk events, such as paper-cutting, lantern-making, ethnic garment shows and an ancient game of throwing arrows into a distant pot, will be held. A parade featuring yangge, lion dance and ethnic dances will begin at 3 p.m. Yangge is a form of folk dance developed from villages in northern China. Dancers dress up in colorful costumes. Some dancers use props like a waist drum, dancing fan, faux donkeys or boats. Lion dance performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune.

Time: 2 p.m., March 2

Venue: Xiangmi Park, 30 Nonglin Road, Futian District (快三平台 农林路30号香蜜公园)

Metro: Line 7, Nonglin Station (农林站), Exit C

Folk art

A Chaoshan gongfu tea ceremony, involving the ritualized preparation and presentation of tea, will be presented, along with paper-cutting, dough sculpture and straw-knitting. Visitors can also watch the making of sugar paintings, a traditional Chinese form of folk art using hot, liquid sugar to create figures such as a dragon, bird and fish. Select a figure determined by spinning an arrow on a wheel and have a sweet bite of the Lantern Festival. Meanwhile, tai chi and guqin performances will also be held.

Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m., March 1

Venue: Baode Square, Nantou Old Town, Nanshan District (南山区南头古城报德广场)

Metro: Line 1, Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B

Dragon dances

A dragon dance is performed by a team of dancers who manipulate a long, flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon. Dancers simulate the imagined movements of this river spirit in a sinuous, undulating manner.

Time 1: Afternoon of March 1

Venue: Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (南山区蛇口海上世界)

Metro: Line 2, Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

Time 2: Afternoon of March 2

Venue: Square outside of Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, 2106 Nanshan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区南山大道2106号南山文体中心外广场)

Metro: Line 1, Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B

Riddle-solving

Time: 10 a.m., March 2

Venue: 4/F, Longgang Cultural Hall, 9002 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District (龙岗区龙翔大道9002号龙岗文化馆四楼)

Metro: Line 3, Longcheng Square Station (龙城广场站), Exit D

Events at Sisyphe

• Lantern-making

Time: 11:30 a.m., March 2

• Riddle-solving

Time: 11:30 a.m., March 3

• Tangyuan-making

Time: 4:30 p.m., March 3

Venue: Sisyphe Books & Up Coffee, inside Kingglory Plaza, 2028 Renmin Road South, Luohu District (罗湖区人民南路2028号金光华广场内西西弗书店)

Metro: Line 1, Guomao Station (国贸站), Exit A(Cao Zhen)