Yuanyang Festivals and Activities
Many minorities inhabit in Yuanyang County, such as Hani people, Yi people, Dai people, Miao people and Zhuang people. Among them, Hani and Yi people are the main ethnic groups. During the market day, you can see different ethnic custom and costume, experience the daily life of these minorities and take some local products. Here is a list of main festivals in Yuanyang.
- Kuzhazha Festivalof Hani people
- Long Street Banquet
- Shiyuenian Festival of Hani people
- The Splashing Water Festival
- The Torch Festival
Yuanyang Ethnic Market
If you want to experience the local ethnic custom, Yuanyang ethnic market is your best choice. Many villages in Yuanyang have the tradition of going to market and each market has its special day to go. In particular, the local people use an ancient calendar to record days by attaching Chinese zodiac to every day. Some festivals and market-day are related to this ancient calendar.
Market Days normally last a whole day. People, especially traders will start arriving at the market from 8am. Throughout the day, there will be people streaming in from all the surrounding villages. Most of these markets do not finish until around 4pm. The peak of such markets is normally around noon. Some of the markets are so crowded, lively and rowdy that one just get push along by the crowds.
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