YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall), China

Status: Check before you go

The festival's official website has lapsed. A 2025 ticketing page exists; confirm the current edition before you travel.

In the room

The experience

You take a bus north-east from Beijing into a valley ringed by Wall on every horizon: the Huangyaguan section, in Tianjin's Jixian District. For the festival, turntables go onto the battlements, and the bass carries down the valley because the Wall has been refusing to let sound escape for centuries. The festival was founded in 2014 by Rainbow Gao and Tommy Hendriks. One thing to know before you plan: its official website has lapsed, and the last ticketing page we could find was for 19 to 21 September 2025. Confirm that an edition is running before you send anyone.

Gallery

Three frames

A section of the Great Wall winding over green hills — rheins, CC BY 3.0

The Great Wall crossing misty mountains — rheins, CC BY 3.0

The Great Wall on a steep ridge with red foliage — rheins, CC BY 3.0

Insider tip

Walk in knowing

Do not book on the strength of this page. Confirm the current edition, dates and tickets with the organisers first.

Why it fits

Why it is in the atlas

Electronic music on the Great Wall, and the entry that most needs a fresh check before anyone travels.

Plan the trip

When to go, hours, getting there

Best time to go

Past editions were held in September; the 2025 ticketing page gives 19 to 21 September. Confirm the current edition: the official website has lapsed.

Hours

Status unclear. A 2025 ticketing page exists; no later edition is confirmed.

Getting there

Fly Beijing (PEK or PKX), then travel overland to Huangyaguan, roughly three hours north-east. Transport and camping arrangements are not confirmed: ask the organisers.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Where is YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall)?

YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall) is in Huangyaguan (between Beijing and Tianjin), China. Coordinates: 40.3094, 117.5031.

Is YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall) open?

The festival's official website has lapsed. A 2025 ticketing page exists; confirm the current edition before you travel.

What kind of music is at YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall)?

YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall) programmes Techno, House, Electronic, Trance. YinYang Music Festival is an electronic music festival on the Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall, founded in 2014. A 2025 edition was ticketed for 19 to 21 September; current status is unclear.

When is the best time to visit YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall)?

Past editions were held in September; the 2025 ticketing page gives 19 to 21 September. Confirm the current edition: the official website has lapsed.

How do I get to YinYang Music Festival (Great Wall)?

Fly Beijing (PEK or PKX), then travel overland to Huangyaguan, roughly three hours north-east. Transport and camping arrangements are not confirmed: ask the organisers.

On the atlas