Remember, Remember! The 5th November

Hello everyone,


Can anyone tell me if there is going to be a firework display for Bonfire night on the 5th Nov? I usually go to one every year in Britain and I would like to go to one this year, So if anyone could supply and info on any displays in Beijing it would be greatly appreciated.


Many Thanks,


Liam Walker

Okay, fill me in! What celebration is this? I've never heard of it!

Guy Fawkes (April 13, 1570 – January 31, 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, born in York, was an English soldier and member of a group of Roman Catholic conspirators who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605.


The plot was an attempt to assassinate the Protestant King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) and the members of both houses of the Parliament of England, by blowing up Westminster Palace during the formal opening session of the 1605 Parliament, in which the king would address a joint assembly of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Guy Fawkes was in large part responsible for the later stages of the plan's execution. His activities were detected, however, before the plan's completion. Following a severe interrogation involving the use of torture, and a trial in Westminster Hall by Judge John Popham, Fawkes and his conspirators were executed for treason and attempted murder. Guy Fawkes's failure is remembered with Guy Fawkes night or Bonfire night on November 5.