Capital gets a slice of the beach

A giant mosaic-like backdrop glitters behind a cast of DJs. Guests sport light summer outfits and body paint as they dance to music. A few short steps away, people enjoy beach volleyball, play on swings and sip beverages.

But this is not a party scene from a palm-fringed tropical-island beach. It is a winter music festival on the outskirts of Beijing on Dec 3 and 4.

With three giant transparent plastic domes, 500 tons of sand and an array of high-caliber DJs, the global music festival, Corona SunSets, which has already been staged in Australia, Mexico, Italy and the United Kingdom, brought a summer seaside vibe to Beijing's cold winter this year.