A Harmony of Shared Cultures and Religions

To this day, the old trade caravans are easily seen in Bingzhongluo, often referred to as the “land of peach blossom” the symbolism of this name conveys much more than the words, and speaks of a place which is beautiful, peaceful and unsullied by the outside world.

On the way to the “Tea-Horse Caravan Route”, one can see the 100-year-old Zhongding Catholic Church built and founded by a French missionary. Shimen Pass is another fantastic section of the gorge along with Wengli (also called Wuli), another stunning landscape lying on a beautiful slope along the river bank. Very near to the Wengli, a carved path is seen on the other bank cliff, the so-called “Tea-Horse Caravan Route”, a path used by traders ferrying their goods between Yunnan and Tibet.  At the end of the trekking road, an old hanging bridge and a new one-year-old bridge swing side-by-side.

To those wanderlusts, some trekking routes are worthy of spending days or even weeks longer between Gongshan and Bingzhongluo. Getting 90km further west to the Drung River from Gongshan reveal beautiful virgin forests as well as the kind-hearted Drung ethnic people living their old way of life.

Covering an area of some 800 square kilometers, Bingzhongluo is a township of the Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County. Here, in harmony, dwell the ethnic groups of the Nu, Dulong, Lisu, Tibetan, Naxi, Bai and Han, while Tibetan Buddhism, Catholicism, other Christian denominations and primitive religions have long co-existed.

Bingzhongluo was originally named Bingzhong, which in Tibetan means “Tibetan village beside the bamboo grove.” In the past Tibetans ruled the area, but it is the Nu people who have lived there the longest and make up the largest population. The Lisu, Tibetan and Dulong people all migrated to the area after the Nu.

Because of the special geological structures and landforms, the Nujiang River is obstructed a number of times in the area, resulting in it making two successive great turns.

Although it is on the periphery of Yunnan Province, Bingzhongluo is the best-known place in Nujiang Canyon. Historically, it was an important caravan route between Yunnan and Tibet. And even today, a continuous flow of caravans trek between Gongshan and Zayu in Tibet, albeit a trickle of those which passed in bygone days.

The Dulong (also known as Drung) ethnic group is one of the smallest ethnic groups in China. With a total population of about 7000, the Dulongs mainly live in the Dulong River Valley in the Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County in northwest Yunnan. There are also a small number of them, about 10 percent of the total, distributed in the areas along the Nujiang River in the north of Gongshan County.

The History of Dulong People

Few historical records were found regarding the origin of this ethnic group till today. But relative references show that they were once under the rule of court-appointed Naxi headmen through the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911). They had no uniform name and were called “Qiao” in the Yuan Dynasty and “Qiu” or “Qu” people after the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911). With the founding of the PRC in 1949, following consultation with the ethnic group it was decided to agree upon the official name of Dulong ethnic group.

Kaquewa Festival

Kaquewa Festival is the only New Year Festival of the Dulong ethnic group. It is held during the eleventh and twelfth lunar months. The exact date varies with the location and the duration of the celebration often lasts as long as the food does.The most exciting activity during the festival is killing and sacrificing an ox. At the beginning of the ceremony, a sacrificial ox will be fastened onto the sacrificial pole by the presider. Then women will put a newly-woven carpet onto the back of the ox, hang a string of beads on its horns and say to the God of Hunting: “We present this ox to you and hope you will bestow us many, many animals”. Everybody dances around it. A young man whose parents are both alive will be elected to kill the ox with a spear. The ox will be roasted after being killed and distributed to all who present at the festivities. The celebration usually lasts overnight.

Attacking An Ox Dance of the Dulong Ethnic Group

Attacking An Ox Dance is a ritual dance of the Dulong Ethnic Group inYunnan Provinceand has existed up till today as a traditional ceremony. “attacking an ox to sacrifice the heavens” which usually lasts from three days to seven or nine days and during which this dance must be done everyday.The movements of this dance are mainly done by the dancer’s legs which are naturally followed by his torso in all directions, thus forming the unique style of its own.

Kaquewa Festival

Kaquewa Festival of Dulong Ethnic Group, spreading in all the villages and stockaded villages in the Dulongjiang River Watershed of Gongshan Derung-Nu Autonomous County of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, is the New Year of Dulong people in this area. The Kaquewa Festival is not on a fixed day, and it is an auspicious day selected by the elders in villages in the last month of a year. Usually this festival is held in the end of the twelfth month of the lunar year or the beginning of the first month of the next lunar year, and it lasts at least 3 days, and even lasts 9 days at most.

Costumes of Dulong People

Women of the Dulong ethnic group normally wear black and white striped gunny or cotton clothes and the men wear a pair of short trousers. The Dulong people, male and female, wear their hair down to their eyebrows in front and down to their shoulders behind. Both women and men like to have their upper chest wrapped with a long piece of gunny from the left armpit to the right shoulder, leaving the left shoulder uncovered.Men prefer wearing a crossbow and a hunting knife on the waist, which make them appear to be bold and brave. Women love to wear garments with coloured chain necklaces.

Facial Tattoo

The Dulong women used to tattoo their faces in the past. When a girl reached the age of 12 or 13, she had her face tattooed. Dulong women living in different areas had tattoos of different designs and on different parts of the face. Most of the women in the lower reaches of the Dulong River had tattoos of vertical lines only on the left and right of the philtrum, which look like a man’s beard. Today, the facial tattoo can only be found with Dulong women.

The History of Three Parallel Rivers

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (29º00′ – 25º30’N, 98º15 – 100º20’E) is a World Heritage Site in the Yunnan Province of the Peoples Republic of China. The dates and history of the establishment are as the following:

1983: Gaoligong Mountain and Baima Mountain National Parks designated;

1984: Bita and Napa Lakes and Haba and Yulong Mountain reserves designated;

1985: National Interim Rules on the Management of Scenic and Cultural Resorts decreed; and made the responsibility of the Ministry of Rural and Urban Construction & Environmental Protection;

1986: Laojun Mountain reserve designated;

2000: Overall plan for the protection and management of the property submitted to the central government.

The History of Pumi Ethnic Group

The Pumi have a long history and their path of migration is historically traceable. Originally, they lived as nomads inhabiting the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. Later, they moved to the warmer areas along valleys within theHengduan Mountain Range in the 4th century B.C. Their ancestors probably are the ancient Qiang people, a nomadic tribe on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Subsequently, they moved to Northern Sichuan in the 7th century, and subsequently to northwest Yunnan in the 14th century. Many of them settled down to become farmers, and local landlords dominated the Pumi economy in Lanping and Lijiang counties. Except for a small number of common areas, the landlords held large areas of lands and collected rental fees from the peasants. This accounted for at least 50 per cent of the harvest. Pumi landlords and Nakhi chiefs also traded domestic slaves.

With the coming of the Cultural Revolution, the landlords’ powers were severely weakened. The coming of modern facilities and technologies, such as hospitals and factories, have also greatly changed the lifestyle of the Pumi.

The History of Bai Ethnic Group

In the Neolithic age 4000 years ago, the ancestors of Bai Ethnic Group lived in Lake Erhai in Mt. Cangshan and Lake Dianchi. The early civilizations of the rice farming were created in the terrace along the river. From Western Han Dynasty (202BC-8) to the early Tang Dynasty (618-907), under the influence of Han culture and other exotic culture, the ancestors of Bai Ethnic Group constantly suffered the dispersion and polymerization and established the Nanzhao, Dali and other regimes. In 1253, the Dali regime was beaten by Mongolia. In 1381, Ming army cancelled the hereditary privileges in Dali. During the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasty, the politics, economy, culture and other parts gradually formed integrally with Central Plains.

About Warring States Period, the first national embryonic form Baiziguo appeared. Until the early Tang Dynasty, the trade of ancestors of Bai Ethnic Group took shape. The Chinese Civilization and India Civilization spread to the Lake Erhai area. Therefore, the culture of Bai formed preliminarily. The rise of Nanzhao as a political force combined various tribes and ethnic fusions together. Everyone in the united regime contacted freely, which gradually eliminated the tribal difference about culture and language. The Buddhism from India helped the Bai form the ideological preparation and foundation. Then the culturally and linguistically homogeneous ethnic community finally formed which is the Bai Ethnic Group. In Song Dynasty (960-1279), Bai stepped into a mature period. When the Mongols conquered Dali, the decline of Bai began. In Ming (1368-1644), the cultural castration policy toward Bai made a lot of Bai assimilated to Han. At the end of Qing and Republic Period, Bai almost lost the independent national identity. In 1956, the Bai ethnic identity was recognized.

Clubs & Bars & KTVs

Longji Billiards Club(隆基台球俱乐部)

Address: Cangjiang Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县沧江路)

The Diamond Age Entertainment Bar(钻石年代演艺酒吧)

Address: No.44 of Cangjiang Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县沧江路44号)

Tel: 0886-3210888

Jinhehao Bar(金合号酒吧)

Address: No.110 of Renmin Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县人民路110号)

8090KTV

Address: No.45 of Tuanjie Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县团结路45)

Tel: 13150727005

Shengshichaoge Business Recreation Club(盛世潮歌商务娱乐会所)

Address:  No.46 of Cangjiang Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县沧江路46）

Tel: 0886-3210006

Coffee & Tea & Ice Cream

Jinhongyuan Tea House(金宏园茶楼)

Address: No.97 of Renmin Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县人民路97)

Tel: 0886-3215853

Tufeng Tea House(土风茶坊)

Address: No.138 of Renmin Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县人民路138)

Yamingge(雅茗阁)

Address: No.46 of Nujiang Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县怒江路46)

Juyouwu(聚友屋)

Address: Bijiang Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县沘江路)

Jieshang Bifengtang(街尚避风塘)

Address: Nujiang Road, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州兰坪白族普米族自治县怒江路)

The Raosanling Festival

                              —A Carnival of the Bais

his is a self-entertaining folk festival during the slack season from April 24th to April 26th on the lunar calendar. During this festival tens of thousands of the Bais from the villages near the Erhai Lake, walking in long lines, will pray for a good harvest and longevity. With each village as a unit, the Bais will play their own musical instruments, dance happily and sing folk songs. Thus, it is called a carnival of the Bais.

Three Parallel Rivers Culture

The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (Chinese:云南三江并流; pinyin: Yúnnān Sānjiāngbìngliú) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. It lies within the drainage basins of the upper reaches of the Yangtze (Jinsha), Lancang (Mekong) and Nujiang (Salween) rivers, in the Yunnanese section of the Hengduan Mountains.

Although this region has been acknowledged as a natural World Heritage Site, its demographic make-up also is highly interesting as it contains many of the twenty-five minorities found in Yunnan province including theDerung, the smallest of all of China’s minority groups. Some of the other minorities found in this region are the Tibetan people, the Nu people, Lisu, Bai, Pumi and Naxi. Many of these minorities still use traditional costumes as their normal daily attire.

In the same region as the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas lies the Old Town of Lijiang, which is also a World Heritage Site in its own right.

The Culture of Bai Ethnic Group

Over the centuries, the Bais have created a science and culture of their own. Agriculture was dominant in the Erhai area as early as the Neolithic Age. People then knew how to dig ditches for irrigation. During the Nanzhao regime, they began the cultivation of rice, wheat, broomcorn, millet and several other crops, and built the Cangshan water-conservancy project which could bring water to tens of thousands of hectares of land. To their credit are inventions and advances in meteorology, astronomy, calendar, architecture, medical science, literature, music, dancing, carving and painting. Among the representative works of the Bai people are Transit Star Catalogue for Time Determination by the Ming Dynasty scholar Zhou Silian, Collection of Secret Prescriptions by Chen Dongtian andTested Prescriptions by Li Xingwei. These classics recorded and summarized in detail the valuable experience of the Bai people in astronomy and medicine.

The History of Lisu People

Fugong county is inhabited by minorities of Lisu, Nu, Pumi, Dulong, Bai, Tibetan, Yi, Naxi, Dai, Hui, Jingpo, Lisu as dominant ethnic group, the minority of the total population of 92%, resulting in a large inhabited by ethnic minorities. The Lisu have a long history of being oppressed by greedy landlords and governments. The Lisu revolt of 1801-03 proved devastating. The Qing government mobilized a huge army of more than 10,000 soldiers from three provinces. Chinese writers criticized this campaign as “using a cattle knife to kill chickens.” During the 1940s the Lisu had to pay 65 different types of taxes and levies – including one for each airplane flying over their region! This provocation resulted in thousands of Lisu seeking life in a new country. Missionary Lilian Hamer described one scene as the Lisu she had sought to reach left en masse: “I saw little children clinging to their mother’s skirts, older folk carrying iron cooking pots, blankets, oil lamps. I stood outside my door and watched this wholesale evacuation of the people I had served and loved, mourned and wept over.”

The Southern Silk Road History

The Southern Silk Road was mainly composed of West Route (Maoniu Route) and East Route (Wuchi Route). The West Route originated from Chengdu, wandered through Sichuan Province via Ya’an City, Maoniu (Hanyuan), Qiongdu (Xichang), and took traders to Myanmar (Burma) by way of Dali, Baoshan and Tengchong. Then its ancient trade route extended through to Juandu (India), Bangladesh and even Middle East. The East Route was very narrow and had only five-feet wide, so it was also called ‘Wuchi Route’. It began from Chengdu, passed through Yibin, Zhaotong, Qujing and reached Kunming, where one branched road went to Vietnam and the other one wound to Dali, joining the West Route. Traders found steep and high mountains in the southwest region of China extremely challenging to negotiate. In order to overcome difficulties, clever ancient people built characteristic bridges and plank roads along cliffs by perforating holes on mountains. Even now people can found the holes left on the sheer cliffs.

Clubs & Bars & KTVs

The Workers’ Club of Fugong County(福贡县工人俱乐部)

Address: No.24 of Wadi Street, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县娃底街24号)

Night Bar(夜色Bar)

Address: The Main Bridge of Shangpa, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县上帕大桥桥头)

Huangchao Bar(皇朝酒吧)

Address: No.58 of Shangpa Street, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县上帕街58号)

Coffee & Tea & Ice Cream

Lefu Tea House(乐福茶室)

Address: No.30 of Shangpa Street, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县上帕街30号)

Tel: 0886-3412444

Club Tea house(俱乐部茶室)

Address: Northren Road 31 of Shangpa Street, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县上帕街北路31号)

Chayizhai(茶艺斋)

Address: Near the No.5 of Wadi Street, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县娃底街5附近)

Red Moon Tea House(红月亮茶室)

Address: No.16 of Shangpa Street, Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州福贡县上帕街16号)

Knife-Pole Festival(刀秆节)

As a traditional festival of Lisu ethnic minority, the Knife-Pole Festival expresses good wishes to everyone of the Lisu. A phrase describing bravery in China goes like this, “climbing the Knife Mountain and diving into the Fire Sea” and the Knife-Pole Festival is a vivid depiction of this. On the eve of the festival, a grand bonfire is set alight with people dancing around it, later, some of the bolder men leap in the fire, extinguishing it barefooted. It is widely believed that through this act all manner of disasters will be averted.

Flower Festival(花节)

Flower festival is celebrated by the Nu people on the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month (April in 2013) every year in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is the grandest festival for the Nu.

All the Nu girls dress up and bring prepared sacrificial offerings to worship at the “fairy” cave in mountains on the day. Elders wearing traditional costumes chant scriptures beside altar, playing horn (a woodwind instrument) and beating drum at the same time. Lots of pines, flowers and corns are inserted around the the mouth of the cave, indicating good luck, happiness and harvest.After the sacrificial ceremony, girls walk toward the cave to take “milk” of the “fairy” (water drops that dripped off stalactites in the cave is regarded as the “milk” of “fairy” by locals), praying for blessing from fairy. Then, people sit around hillside and enjoy foods together.

A archery competition is held then by the young people to add joy to the festival. In addition, they sing and dance around bonfires for the whole night.

Sanduo Festival(三朵节)

Sanduo festival is the grandest one among the numerous festivals celebrated by the Naxi people. It is observed each year on the 8th day of the 2nd month of the Chinese calendar. Legend says that Sanduo, the ancestor of the Naxi people, subdued devils and protected the people. The Naxi people regard the god Sanduo as their supreme, or protector, god. To honor Sanduo, the local people built a temple on Jade Dragon Mountain in honor of him. On this day, people gather at the temple to offer sacrifices. Many Naxi people of the Lijiang area who do not participate directly in the Sanduo Festival often participate indirectly by attending outdoor picnics in honor of the “Offering Sacrifice to Sanduo” ceremony.

The Stone Moon

                               —A Taste of Lisu Culture

The Stone Moon, called “Ya Ha Ba” in the language of Lisu minority, is situated among the lofty peaks of Gaoligong Mountain Natural Reserve in Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture. It was formed by water erosion though its altitude is 3,330 meters above the sea level. On the way for trekkers to witness its grotesque, Mi O Luo is another exotic place to experience Nu minority culture.

One of the best things about visiting the Fugong Stone Moon is the chance to interact with the Lisu people, one of the minor ethnic groups of China. The Lisu people speak the Lisu dialect, which is part of the Sino-Tibetan language system.The Lisu people are experts in making wine from corn, sorghum and tare seeds. If you want to take a sip of this Lisu specialty, make it a point to visit the Fugong Stone Moon during autumn, as this is the time when the wine is fermented and served to locals and foreign visitors.

Kuoshi Festival

Nujiang Gorge in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, is a mysterious area rich in ethnic culture. Every year on December 20th, people from the Lisu(傈僳) Ethnic Group begin celebrating their most important festival, Kuoshi, which means New Year. It’s equivalent to the Han people’s Spring Festival. On Sunday, colorful traditional activities were held on the river beach in Fugong County.

The Lisu people live along the Nujiang River are simple, honest and hospitable. They are good at singing and dancing, and have been faithfully preserving their cultural traditions.

Christine from Canada and her family have been in Nujiang for 7 years, she enjoys staying with the local Lisu people.

Christine, Canada, said, “The Nujiang Valley is extremely beautiful, and Lisu people are extremely lovable, we are very privileged to live here actually.”

Ethnic-Groups History(The History of Lisu People)

Liuku town is inhabited by minorities of Lisu, Nu, Pumi, Dulong, Bai, Tibetan, Yi, Naxi, Dai, Hui, Jingpo, Lisu as dominant ethnic group, the minority of the total population of 92%, resulting in a large inhabited by ethnic minorities. The Lisu have a long history of being oppressed by greedy landlords and governments. The Lisu revolt of 1801-03 proved devastating. The Qing government mobilized a huge army of more than 10,000 soldiers from three provinces. Chinese writers criticized this campaign as “using a cattle knife to kill chickens.” During the 1940s the Lisu had to pay 65 different types of taxes and levies – including one for each airplane flying over their region! This provocation resulted in thousands of Lisu seeking life in a new country. Missionary Lilian Hamer described one scene as the Lisu she had sought to reach left en masse: “I saw little children clinging to their mother’s skirts, older folk carrying iron cooking pots, blankets, oil lamps. I stood outside my door and watched this wholesale evacuation of the people I had served and loved, mourned and wept over.”

The Southern Silk Road History

The Southern Silk Road was mainly composed of West Route (Maoniu Route) and East Route (Wuchi Route). The West Route originated from Chengdu, wandered through Sichuan Province via Ya’an City, Maoniu (Hanyuan), Qiongdu (Xichang), and took traders to Myanmar (Burma) by way of Dali, Baoshan and Tengchong. Then its ancient trade route extended through to Juandu (India), Bangladesh and even Middle East. The East Route was very narrow and had only five-feet wide, so it was also called ‘Wuchi Route’. It began from Chengdu, passed through Yibin, Zhaotong, Qujing and reached Kunming, where one branched road went to Vietnam and the other one wound to Dali, joining the West Route. Traders found steep and high mountains in the southwest region of China extremely challenging to negotiate. In order to overcome difficulties, clever ancient people built characteristic bridges and plank roads along cliffs by perforating holes on mountains. Even now people can found the holes left on the sheer cliffs.

Clubs & Bars & KTVs

GSM VIP Club(全球通VIP俱乐部)

Address: Pailuba Road 28,  Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县排路坝路28)

Thumb Bar(大拇指)

Address: Chuancheng Road 313, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县穿城路313)

Tel: 0886-3629292

Provence Bar(普罗旺斯)

Address: Next to the Jiangdong Ficus Altissima, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县江东大青树旁)

Jiuke Bar(酒客酒吧)

Address: Eastern Linjiang Road, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县临江东路)

Tel: 0886-3625979

Lanke KTV(蓝客KTV)

Address: Chuancheng Road, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县穿城路)

Tel: 0886-3513416

Gerui KTV Discount(格瑞KTV量贩)

Address:  Chuancheng Road123, Liuku Town,Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县六库镇穿城路123号)

Tel: 08868885533

Changlongda KTV(昌隆达KTV)

Address: Chuancheng Road115, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县穿城路115号)

Tel: 0886-3630168

Coffee & Tea & Ice Cream

Golden Sandbeach(金色沙滩)

Address: Eastern Linjiang Road, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县临江东路)

Dream in Summer(夏之梦)

Address: Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县临江东路)

Xiaodongtian Tea House(小洞天茶楼)

Address: Longxiang Alley, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县隆祥巷口)

Tel: 0886-3637566; 0886-3637958

Haowangjiao Tea House(好望角茶楼)

Address: Chuancheng Road 209, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县穿城路209号)

Guomai Nationwide No.700(果麦全国NO.700)

Address: Renmin Road 186, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县人民路186)

Tel: 18669244599

Dawei Drink(大维饮品)

Address: Near the Dukou Road17, Lushui County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture(怒江傈僳族自治州泸水县渡口路17附近)

Knife-Pole Festival(刀秆节)

As a traditional festival of Lisu ethnic minority, the Knife-Pole Festival expresses good wishes to everyone of the Lisu. A phrase describing bravery in China goes like this, “climbing the Knife Mountain and diving into the Fire Sea” and the Knife-Pole Festival is a vivid depiction of this. On the eve of the festival, a grand bonfire is set alight with people dancing around it, later, some of the bolder men leap in the fire, extinguishing it barefooted. It is widely believed that through this act all manner of disasters will be averted.

Kuoshi Festival(阔时节)

“Kuoshi”in Lisu language means New Yeas. It is traditional festival for Lisu minority. On December 1988, the government of Lisu Antonomous prefecture set up (on) 20, December of every year as legal festival. On that day, Lisu people in different area come to special place to celebrate the festival in their ways, like dancing, singing, toothily, rope skipping, swing, race and so on. Usually before the festival, the people prepare a lot of food, goods for the days: making rice bread, more wooden, kill pigs and goat, do cleaning to welcome the New Years. The people who work in outside must come back to home before the New Year. Every family collects a lot of green pine needle and put them everywhere in and around their house. It means pine needle will clear away evil. The first early morning of New Year, people go to river to get spring water to drink, because there is a says: who is first to get the spring water who will lucky all the coming year.

On the first day of New Year, people cannot visit any other family. They can go hunting, sacrifice mountain god, or do other activities to celebrate the festival.