Different kinds of festivals for Yunnan’s ethnic minorities
"A mountain has four seasons and a hundred miles have different customs."
Spring Festival
Spring Festival,also known as the Chinese New Year, is steeped in more than 4,000 years of history.
Wooden Drum Festival
It is an annual celebration of the Wa ethnic minority in Yunnan named after the most sacred musical instruments of the wooden drum.
Huajie Festival
The festival is the greatest celebration of Zhuang and Huayao Dai ethnic minority groups. It takes place every year during the spring planting season in Yunnan.
Knife Pole Festival
The memorial ceremony has been officially designated as the traditional festival for the Lisu people. It's one of the most thrilling events to attend while visiting China.
Impression Lijiang Show
The show is a spectacular outdoor presentation of singing and dancing performances that showcase the traditions and lifestyle of the local ethnic people of Lijiang.
Yunnan Nationalities Village
The village is a theme park that displays the cultures of Yunnan Province's 26 ethnic minorities in one place.
Qingkou Hani Village
It is a typical Hani village set among the picturesque Yuanyang rice in the southern part of Yunnan.
Old Town of Dali
Dukezong Ancient Town
It is a Tibetan town in Shangri-la County, that was first constructed in the 7th century as a stopping point on the Tea Horse Road and a station for Han-Tibetan trade.
Dai Minority Park
One of the best ways to become acquainted with the Dai people and their culture is to visit the Dai Minority Park in Ganlanba.
Painted Face Festival
The festival in Qiubei County, Wenshan Miao and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, is a thousand-year old tradition of the local Sani people, attracting thousands of eager face painters every year.