Booking
The majority of event tickets are on sale from Bath Box Office.
Online: www. bathboxoffice.org.uk
By email: boxoflfice@bathfesicals.org.uk
By telephone: +44(0)1225 463362 (Monday to Friday)
In person: Bath Box Office, Bath Visitor Information Centre, Abbey Chambers.
Opening times: Monday-Saturday 10:30am to 5pm (Closed on Sunday)
Tickets not on sale at Bath Box Office are indicated on our website and also in the programme.
Travel information
Bath will be very crowded on Saturdays,so we recommend that you start earlier for your journey considering the busy traffic.
Find out about travelling to Bath by car,train, coach and plane. The main train station is Bath Spa, the closest airport is Bristol, and there is quite a lot of parking but it fills up quickly. National Express has coaches to and from Bath.
Parking
The closest car park to the Assembly Rooms (the starting point for the Promenade) is located in Charlotte Street, which is divided into several sections. Parking in the top section means the shortest walk to the start in the Assembly Rooms.
Park and Ride will be very busy on Saturdays with visitors to the city. Please allow plenty of time to park and catch the bus, and we suggest at least one hour from parking the car to getting into the city center plus walking time from the bus stop to the Assembly Rooms.
Accessibility
For accessibility, please see the list. Most places are a least partly accessible. If using a wheelchair, please advise the Box office so that suitable arrangements can be made for your comfort.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without mountains of wrapping paper covering the floor on 25 December. Or would it?
A rise in interest in crafting (手工艺), coupled with a greater awareness of the environment under lockdown, has led to an increase in interest in furoshiki -the Japanese art of fabric wrapping一this year.
Furoshiki are traditional Japanese cloths used to transport food clothes or gifts. They are increasingly being accepted by shoppers as an alternative to paper. The clothes are easy to use: gifts are placed in the centre of the fabric, which is then tucked (卷起) around the object and fastened with a knot (结).
Because fabric is so much more malleable (可塑的) than wrapping paper, it can be used to make even the most awkward . shaped gifts look professionally wrapped. The Covid-19 pandemic(大流行病) has brought the environment into a new focus for people, causing people all to make more environmentally conscious decisions around what we buy.
Part of the appeal of fabric wrapping is that it is a present in itself. The receiver can not only enjoy a beautifully wrapped gift but can then reuse the cloth to give a gift of their own.
Some customers use their cloth within family or friendship circles, so that it eventually makes its way back to them. There's a certain magic and tradition in passing it from person to person.
Then there's the rising interest in craft. Fabric wrapping is often handmade. Compared to standard wrapping paper, fabric wrapping offers more chances to experiment with different folding techniques and the way it lends itself to botanical decoration. There is a huge appetite for people wanting to learn new craft skills and perhaps create their own gifts for friend and family.
The practice of using furoshiki became widespread during Japan's Edo period (1603-1868), when people bundled (捆) their clothes in fabric while visiting public baths. The custom was generally the preserve of older people in Japan, but younger generations are getting on board as a result of the pandemic. They have started to reconsider their ways of life.
Old Mrs. Lynn was working in the cottage, hanging the washed clothes on the line. What she wasn't aware of was that some children were hiding in a nearby tree, watching her every move. They were sure that she was a witch and wanted to find the evidence.
They watched nervously as she took a broomstick to sweep the dirt from her stone steps. But much to their disappointment, she didn't get on the broomstick and fly off. The old lady only looked up when her hen began to make sounds loudly—signaling that she had laid an egg in the nest on the top of the haystack (干草堆).
The old lady put aside her broomstick and walked to the haystack, followed by Michael, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap. With only three legs, it was hard for Michael to keep up with his mistress. The cat was proof for the children that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs! Accidentally, she tripped and crashed to the ground. The children were in horror.
"Should we go and help her?" asked Mia. "What if it's a trick?" replied Patrick." She probably knows we're here. Witches know things like that!"
After thinking for a while, Julia said, "Anyway, we should go and check whether she is all right."
Approaching prudently, they could see a wound on the old lady's forehead. She had knocked her head on a stone and was unconscious." Go and get Dad," Mia yelled to her brothers." Tell him about the accident."
Later, in the hospital, the old lady smiled her thanks." I was so lucky that you lovely children happened to be passing when I fell. I must have yelled quite loudly." The children exchanged guilty glances, but were very pleased that she was not a witch after all!
The year before the first modern Olympic Games, Greece invited China to send a team. But the Qing government didn't send any athletes to the Games. China did not take part in the Olympics until the 10th Games, held in Los Angeles in 1932. There, Liu Changchun took part in the men's 100metre and 200metre races. He did not win any medals.
China won her first gold medal at the 23rd Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, when Xu Haifeng won the men's free shooting event. China came in fourth with 15 gold medals in all.
At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, China won 28 gold medals, entering the top three of the medal chart for the first time. September 22nd, 2000 was named China Day because China won six gold, three silver and one bronze medals that day.
In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Two hundred and two countries took part in the Games. China got the second place with thirtytwo gold, seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals.
We all know that in 2008, the Olympic Games were held in Beijing, where China won the first place.