Perfume Pagoda Festival, Viet Nam
Vietnam East Sea Park, Da NangThe Perfume Pagoda Festival is a popular cultural and religious event held annually in Vietnam. It takes place at the Perfume Pagoda, also known as Huong Pagoda, which is located […]
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Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
This pagoda festival is held in April in Bago. Every year, dancers and theatre troupes gather and perform in this festival to please the Festival Organisers in order to receive […]
March Street Festival in Yunnan, China
The March Street Festival, also known as Guanyin Fair, is one of the most magnificent festivals of the Bai Ethnic Group in Dali, Yunnan. It is held every year from […]
Wa Face-smearing Festival, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanThe Wa people call it Moh Nin Hei - the Festival of Solidarity - but when translated phonetically into Chinese, it becomes the 'Face-Smearing Festival' (Mo Ni Hei). By pure […]
Wood Drum Festival of Wa People at Ximeng, China
Wa people used to be hunters roaming over Yunnan's forested mountains, and the wood drum they worship now was probably used to intimidate dangerous animals by its thunderous clang. Almost […]
Lixia Festival at Fuxian Lake, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanA crystal-clear alpine lake wedged between Kunming and Yuxi, Fuxian Lake (Fuxian Hu) is best-known for the huge amount of Cambrian fossils discovered there, but average travellers can head for […]
Bodhi Tree Watering Festival, Myanmar
During the summer month of May, pilgrims gather at pagodas and temples throughout the country to water the sacred Bodhi Trees. It is said that Lord Buddha gained enlightenment when […]
Hung Temple Festival, Viet Nam
Hung Temple Phu Tho, Viet NamOn the tenth day of the third lunar month, Vietnamese gather at the Hung Temple at Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province to honor the legendary Hung Kings. Rulers […]
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath King Norodom Sihamoni’s Birthday, Cambodia
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday. This significant day marks the birth of Cambodia's revered monarch, born on 14 May 1953. Photo by pressocm.gov.kh
Prince Festival of Bai People at Shaxi, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaThanks to influence from Tibet and India, Bai people generally embrace Buddhism. At Shaxi , on the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month, they will observe the Prince Festival […]
