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Yunnan Festivals |
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Munao Festival
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Time: the 15th day of the first lunar month
Venue: MangshiCity, DehongPrefecture
Activities: A jollification of dancing on squares, reunion wine, festive ceremonies, and aloud songs |
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Sword Pole Festival of the Lisu Ethnic Groups
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Time: the 7th day of the second lular month
Venue: Lisu villages along the NujiangRiver
Activities: Dancing, singing, drinking liquor around a bonfire, and walking barefoot through ˇ°a sea of fireˇ± at night; In the daytime, five young men who walked through ˇ°a sea of fireˇ± climb on a ladder tied with 36 sharp knives, showcasing their great bravery and strength. |
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Third Month Fair
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Time: the 15th day of the third lunar month ( lasting for five or six days)
Venue: Cangshan and Fengshan Mountians in Dali
Activities: Dance and song performances of the Bai and Yi ethnic groups, horse racing, and commercial and trade activities. |
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China Kunming International Cultural and Travel Festival
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Time: April 10th-May 10th
Venue: Kunming serves as the main venue, and supplementary venues are set in all other prefectures and cities
Activities: Travel and trade fair |
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Water Splashing Festival
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Time: April 13th -15th
Venue: Xishuangbanna
Activities: Splashing water, diubao(a local game), firing rockets, dragon boat races, red-deer dance, and peacock dance |
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China Kunming International Art Festival
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Time: April 20th-May 10th
Venue: Kunming
Activities: Large-scale art, music, and dance performances |
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Hani Festival
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Time: the first day of the 5th lunar month
Venue: Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Activities: Rice-seedling planting ceremony of the Hani people and song and dance performances around a bonfire |
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Tibetan Horse Racing Fair
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Time: the 5th day of the lunar month
Venue: WufengMountain in Shangri-laCounty, Diqing
Activities: Such traditional Tibetan games as horse racing, horsemanship race, and Hada-picking race and such art performances as tiaoguoshuang and tiaoxianzi |
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Torch Festival
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Time: the 24th day of the 6th lunar month
Venue: Villages inhabited by the Yi, Bai, Naxi, Lahu, Hani, Blang, Lisu, Primi, and Jino people
Activities: Lighting up torches and lining up for a parade, lusheng (a local reed-pipe wind instrument) and yueqin ( a local stringed instrument) performances, singing, and dancing, as well as such games as wrestling, bullfight, archery, and horse racing. |
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Bullfight Festival of the Mao Ethnic Group
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Time: the day marking the Beginning of Autumn
Venue: Mao villages one after another
Activities: Wearing festival garments, folk songs, lusheng performance, and watching bullfights. The bull that wins a bullfight will wear a red flower, and led by its owner, it then circles around the bullring. |
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