Different kinds of festivals for Yunnan’s ethnic minorities
"A mountain has four seasons and a hundred miles have different customs."
Chinese Spring Festival Decorations
In China, the Spring Festival is synonymous with having a makeover. Every year, Chinese cities dress up in red, with jaw-dropping decorations to celebrate the occasion.
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.
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.
Water-Sprinkling Festival
The Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, is a joyous occasion, and an opportunity that should not be missed if you are visiting Yunnan in mid-April.
Kunming International Flower Expo of China
The Flower Expo is a unique thrill, a chance to see more floral beauty at one place and time than one might normally see in a lifetime.
Torch Festival
It is one of the most important holidays of the Yi people of Yunnan Province. It is also celebrated by other ethnic groups of the region, such as the Bai, Naxi, Jinuo and Lahu.
Munao Zongge Festival
The Jingpo ethnic minority celebrates the Munao Zongge Festival, the grandest event of the Jingpo culture.