Ghost Month, Yunnan, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaThe lunar seventh month is known as the Ghost Month, where the spirits come to visit the living. At the beginning of the lunar seventh month, the gates of the […]
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Playing the Fragrant Dragon, Yunnan, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaA pretty spectacular display of night-time dragon dance. The village has two dragon troupes, one starts off from the Benzhu Temple, the other from the Buddhist Temple. Festival held according […]
New Rice Festival of Wa People, Yunnan, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanEvery rice-eating people in the world has a special occasion to celebrate rice harvest. For Wa people living in Cangyuan and Ximeng, it's called New Rice Festival (Xinmijie), usually held […]
Mask Dancing Festival at Ganden Döndrubling Monastery, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanGanden Döndrubling Monastery (Gadan Dongzhulin Si) is a multilayered, mandala-shaped gompa towering proudly above Jinsha River, though for the most part of a year, it merely wins a glance from […]
Ganden Döndrubling Monastery
National Day China
National Day in China is a holiday that has been celebrated in some form since the Western Jin dynasty in the early 3rd century AD. Source: publicholidays.cn
Opening -Door Festival, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanDai, Bulang, Wa, De'ang and other Theravada Buddhism believers in Xishuangbanna and Dehong observe an annual three-month-long fasting called vassa, or rains retreat, which is a custom spread from ancient […]
Changha Festival of Jing Ethnic Group, China
In the Jing language, the word “Ha” means to sing, or invite the gods to enjoy songs. The seafaring Jing people of Guangxi’s islands celebrate this traditional song festival in […]
Panwang Festival of Yao Ethnic Minority, Guangxi, China
Guangxi , ChinaDate: the 16th day of the 10th Lunar Month Locations: regions where the Yao ethnic minority live in compact communities, such as Gongcheng county in Guilin, and Fuchuan Yao Autonomous […]
Panwang Festival of Yao Ethnic Minority, Guangxi, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaLocations: regions where the Yao ethnic minority live in compact communities, such as Gongcheng county in Guilin, and Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou As one of China's oldest ethnic […]
The Street-long Feast of Hani People, Yunnan, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaImagine a public feast with tables extending over a street! You are in for such a treat during Hani people's Shiyuenian, or the 10th Lunar Month Festival, which starts on the first "dragon day" of the month. For this ethnic group living on Ailao Mountains (Ailao Shan), it's a post-harvest public carnival to be proudly […]
