Traditions -> Ethnic Minority

Flower Street Festival

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The Huajie Festival (Flower Street Festival) is held on the seventh day of the first lunar month to say farewell to the past year and to greet the new one. On that morning, men and women, old and young, wear flowery new clothes and bathe in the hot spring. Unmarried young people also sing to each other in an attempt to find their future better half.

The Dai Nationality

The Dai ethnic minority, which numbers 1,158,989, is distributed throughout the Dai Autonomous Region and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Region in Xishuangbanna in the southern part of Yunnan Province.

Black Pottery of the Dai Nationality

Black Pottery of the Dai Nationality

Black pottery pot with carved design...
Resources of Xishuangbanna

Resources of Xishuangbanna

Thanks to the area's favorable climate, agriculture and horticulture developed very early...
Architecture of the Dai People

Architecture of the Dai People

The architecture of the Dai region is distinctive, known especially for the Dai-style temples, bamboo bridges and houses...
Elephant-foot Drum Dance

Elephant-foot Drum Dance

The Elephant-foot drum dance is another well known dance for men...
Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals

Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals

The Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals are the two longest and grandest periods...