Yunnan Festivals
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Province :Yunnan (Chinese: 云南, Pinyin:yunnan)
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Population :44,830,000
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Area :394,100 square km (152,200 square mile)
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Overview:Ethnic minorities in Yunnan account for about 34 percent of its total population. Major ethnic groups include Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai and Miao.
The famous festivals of Yunnan ethnic minorities are the Torch Festival of the Yi, the Third Month Fair of the Bai, the Sanduo Festival of the Naxi, the MunaoZongge Festival of the Jingpo and the SwordPole Festival of the Lisu.
| Huashan (Flower Mountain) Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Miao |
| Region | : Mengzie Pingbian |
| Lunar date | : 3rd day of the 1st month |
| Activities | : Male and female singing in antiphonal style, Lusheng dance, pole-climbing |
| Munao Zongge Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Jingpo |
| Region | : Longchuan Mangshi |
| Lunar date | : 15th – 16th day of the 1st month |
| Activities | : Singing, dancing, wine drinking, festive greetings |
| Sanduo Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Naxi |
| Region | : Lijiang |
| Lunar date | : 8th day of the 2nd month |
| Activities | : Lili dancing, horse racing, picnics |
| Flower-picking Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Yi, Lahu |
| Region | : Dayao Shuangjiang |
| Lunar date | : 8th day of the 2nd month |
| Activities | : Picking flowers, dancing |
| Daogan Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Lisu |
| Region | : Tengchong Liuku |
| Lunar date | : 8th – 9th day of the 2nd month |
| Activities | : Crossing the sea of fire, climbing the knife ladder, antiphonal singing |
| Water Splashing Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Dai |
| Region | : Xishuangbanna Dehong |
| Lunar date | : End of the 6th month to beginning of the 7th month (according to the Dai calendar) |
| Activities | : Dragon boat races, splashing water on each other, singing and dancing, flying Kong Ming lanterns, tossing embroidered parcels into the air |
| Third Month Fair | |
| Ethnic group | : Bai |
| Region | : Dali |
| Lunar date | : 15th – 21st day of the 3rd month |
| Activities | : Large-scale commodity fairs and an occasion for cultural exchange |
| Surrounding Three Spirits | |
| Ethnic group | : Bai |
| Region | : Dali |
| Lunar date | : 23rd – 25th day of the 4th month |
| Activities | : Formerly a religious activity for praying for a good harvest; later an occasion for an outing in the countryside |
| Panwang Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Yao |
| Region | : Mengla, Hekou |
| Lunar date | : 29th day of the 5th month |
| Activities | : Worshipping ancestors, singing and dancing |
| Torch Festival | |
| Ethnic group | : Yi, Bai |
| Region | : Stone Forest Chuxiong, Dali |
| Lunar date | : 24th day of the 6th month |
| Activities | : Lighting torches, face-painting, fireworks, bull-fighting |
The Stone Forest Scenic Area is located in Shilin County, 89 kilometers from Kunming. The area, covering 350 square kilometers, is the highest karst terrain in the world and a national scenic area in China.
Western Hill - The forest reserve on the west bank of the Dianchi lake consists of the Huating, Taihan mountains, which extend for more than 40 kilometres.
Dianchi, also called Kunming Lake, is located southwest of downtown Kunming. It is a freshwater fault lake at an altitude of 1,886.5 meters above sea level.
