Clubs / Bars / Nightlife

Jingui Recreation Club金柜娱乐会所

Address:Gongyuan Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan,云南省临沧市耿马县公园路附近

 1.09 miles

www.dianping.com

Huayang Nianhua Recreation Club 花样年华娱乐会所

Address: Renmin Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan. 临沧市耿马人民路

Tel :0883-6125511

www.dianping.com 

Feida Recreation Club飞达娱乐会所

Addres: Gongyuan Rd,Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan. 临沧市耿马公园路

Tel: 0883-6126316

 FEOSO Mingsha Restaurant

Addresss: Gongyuan Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan.

 Gengyin Food Garden耿坎食苑

Addres :Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, , China

Beimiao Mutton Restaurant 北庙羊肉馆

Adress:Aihua Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

Yelaji Restaurant 也辣鸡饭店

Adress:Gongyuan Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

Daiwei 傣之味

Address: Aihua RD,Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 阿友烧烤店 Ayou Barbecue

Address:Aihua Rd,Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China,云南省临沧市耿马爱华路 

Tel:13988339890

Romantic Xiangyue Western-Style Food Wu浪漫相约西餐屋

Address:Jingyi  Road,, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.云南省临沧市景戈路附近

www.dianping.com

 Coffee & Ice Cream 

Shataolang Tea House 沙淘浪茶室

Adderss:Renmin Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.临沧市耿马县人民路北段 

 Yimi Sunny Tea House 一米阳光茶楼

Address: Renmin Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China临沧市耿马人民路云南省临沧市耿马傣族佤族自治县人民路32号

 Xilou Tea House  西楼茶室

Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan.云南省临沧市耿马傣族佤族自治县青年路

 Tourist Spots

Gengma youth activity center耿马青少年活动中心

Address:Jilong Garden Gengma, Lincang, 临沧市耿马吉龙花园

 Gengma County senior center耿马县老年人活动中心

Address:Cross road of Zhenxin Road and Qingnian road in Gengma云南省临沧市耿马县震新路与青年路交叉口

 Shopping Malls

Anxiang Clothing And Accessories

Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan.

 Xianhui Clothing And Accessories Boutique

Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 Taiwan LTWFRANE Clothing and Accessories

Address:Desheng Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 Yongkang Clothing And Accessories

Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 a.YiLian

Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China,

 Sunny Clothing And Accessories

Address:Jianshe Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 Nanrenwei Clothing And Accessories

Address:Jianshe Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 K-Boxing

Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 Movies / Game Zones / Activities

Gengma Cinema

Address:Gonyuan Rd and  Laojie Road Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan,云南省临沧市公园路与老街交接

 Gyms / Sports / Yoga

China Sports Lottery

Address:Gongyuan Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan.

Hair salons / Spas

 Huixin Foot Massage Chamber 汇鑫足部按摩室

Address:Gongyuan Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan. China.

Tel：0883-6126316

 Linghan Hairdressing Style Chamber

Address：Aihua Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China, Lincang, Yunnan, China

City Beauty Wind

 Address:Qingnian Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China, Lincang, Yunnan, China

 Liangzi Foot Massage Leisure Club

Address:Jingge Rd, Gengma, Lincang, Yunnan, China.

 Other activities

 Peacock Dance

The famous Peacock Dance is notable for its undulating arm and torso motions, as well as several steps that imitate peacock behaviors. These include strolling, looking for water, peering about, bathing, drying the wings and spreading the tail feathers, as well as flying from the nest. These motions are usually interspersed with free-form dance movements decided upon by the performer.

Water Splashing Festival（泼水节)

The Dai calendar starts with the Water Splashing Festivalwhich occurs during Chinese New Year. This is the first Buddhist festival of the year, as well as the most important Dai festival. Several tours are available to allow tourists to see this interesting event, which lasts for three days.

The first two days of the festival are marked by dragonboat competitions designed as a method of saying goodbye to the old year. The last day of the Water Splashing Festival is for lucky activities that will welcome the new year and guarantee good luck throughout it.

Early in the morning, everyone in a town or village takes a ceremonial bath, changes into new clothes and goes to the temple. There, they build a tower of sand, which they arrange themselves around to listen to Buddhist scripture. A statue of the Buddha is then carried out into the temple yard and splashed, or bathed, by the women of the village.

This is followed by a playful splashing of water, especially among the younger members of the community. This can involve anyone who might be passing by. The water is thought to bring good luck for the new year to anyone who is splashed, and will usually be accompanied by congratulations.

Take one of our Minority Discovery Tours to experience Dai culture or tailor-make your own tour to see .

craftsmanship culture

Known products in Gengma are : Mangtuan White  cotton paper of Dai(傣族的芒团白棉纸),  MongYong  soil pot   (勐永土锅), embroidered shoes,(绣花鞋) Wa Wengda drum piers（佤族的翁达鼓墩） the cow blanket(牛肚毯)all with distinctive national characteristics and rich traditional style.

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Dance Cultures

Unique dance culture, and Dai’s dance choreography in Gengma that is, towel dance (手巾舞) water dance  cage elephant – foot Drum Dance(象脚鼓舞), , double  dance including the  white elephant dance(白象舞)  deer dance马鹿舞.A solo dance that is, the butterfly dan and peacock dance(孔雀舞),Wa people’s wooden dance(木古舞)Bisong Dance(毕颂舞),Lusheng dance(芦笙舞),Hair Dance(甩发舞） , Sanxian dance(三弦舞) and so on.

The Va ethnic minority culture

The Va ethnic minority, with a population of 396,610, lives in  Gengma,Ximeng, Cangyuan, Menglian, Lancang, Shuangjiang, Zhenkang and Yongde counties in southwestern Yunnan Province.Frequent religious activities were held to obtain protection from deities and ghosts. Every year the activities started with making sacrifices to the deity of water, praying for good weather and good harvests. Cattle were carved up and their tails cut off as offerings.  “Latou,” or the hunting of human head, remnant of the primitive customs, had been abolished with the influence of the more advanced neighboring ethnic minorities.Apart from sacrificial ceremonies held by the whole village, many families also held their own sacrificial offerings. These involved chickens, pigs or oxen and cost a lot of wealth and time. It was estimated that the Vas in this area spent onethird of their yearly income on religion and superstition, and the amount of labor wasted averaged 60 days per capita annually. 

Dai cultural

The Dai, also sometimes spelled Tai, are among 55 officiallylisted Chinese ethnic minorities in China, a country dominated by the Han. They live primarily in the southwestern part of the country, and have their own distinct customs and language. The Dai ethnic group is made up of several smaller groups who live in Gengma,Yunxian, Cangyuan in Lincang.

 Dai cultural differences include an alphabetic writing system separate from the characterbased Chinese script. This method of writing has five branches, which are used throughout the Chinese Dai communities. The Dai also have a strong focus on dance, including their famous Peacock Dance,(孔雀舞) and are Buddhists.Dai culture includes many songs and dances, the most popular of which include the Drum Dance(象脚舞） Peacock Dance and Lion Dance. Most dances are accompanied by the elephant foot drum, named for its shape, which can be played by anyone. These drums are relatively long and made of hollowed logs covered with sheep or python skin, then painted bright colors and ornamented with peacock feathers. The drums include a ribbon or strap that allow dancers to sling the instruments over their shoulders, playing as they dance.

 A. Peacock Dance in Gengma 孔雀舞

The famous Peacock Dance is notable for its undulating arm and torso motions, as well as several steps that imitate peacock behaviors. These include strolling, looking for water, peering about, bathing, drying the wings and spreading the tail feathers, as well as flying from the nest. These motions are usually interspersed with free-form dance movements decided upon by the performer.

 B .Water Splashing Festival of Gengma 泼水节

The Dai calendar start with the Water Splashing Festivalwhich occurS during Chinese New Year. This is the first Buddhist festival of the year, as well as the most important Dai festival. Several tours are available to allow tourists to see this interesting event, which lasts for three days.

The first two days of the festival are marked by dragonboat competitions designed as a method of saying goodbye to the old year. The last day of the Water Splashing Festival is for lucky activities that will welcome the new year and guarantee good luck throughout it.

Early in the morning, everyone in a town or village takes a ceremonial bath, changes into new clothes and goes to the temple. There, they build a tower of sand, which they arrange themselves around to listen to Buddhist scripture. A statue of the Buddha is then carried out into the temple yard and splashed, or bathed, by the women of the village.

This is followed by a playful splashing of water, especially among the younger members of the community. This can involve anyone who might be passing by. The water is thought to bring good luck for the new year to anyone who is splashed, and will usually be accompanied by congratulations.

Take one of ourYunnan Adveuture to experience Dai culture or tailor-make your own tour to see .

A Washan Hotels阿佤山大酒店

Address：Guangchang Road on Cangyuang County.

Tel ：0883-7122888

Dihao Bar帝豪酒吧

Address:：Cangyuan  Countyin  Lincang .

Tel:18788339111

Wa  Wanfu Teahouse佤王府茶楼

Address：No,162 Guangchang Road on Cangyuang County.

Tel：0883-7123919

Wa is an age-old and mysterious minority with strong people. And the people there have worked hard for more than 3000 years and have created its unique glorious culture. Come Cangyuan you can join the ethnic festivals，such as Monihei Carnival of the Wa Ethnic Group (摸你黑狂欢节)，Hair-swaying Dance(甩发舞)，buffalo-butchering ceremony（剽牛） enjoy the unique folk custom of Wa people ,also learn the Wa culture- Cangyuan cliff painting.

Monihei Carnival of the Wa Ethnic Group (摸你黑狂欢节)

There are some ethnic festivals in Cangyuan  ,Monihei Carnival of the Wa Ethnic Group in Cangyuan County is the most popular one in Lincang.Wa minority’s “Monihei Carnival” (“Monihei” in Chinese means “making you black by smearing something on your body”.) in Sigangli Village (司岗里)will be ceremoniously held in Wa Autonomous County-Cangyuan from May 2nd and May 3rd. The activities of the Carnival mainly involve a grand opening ceremony of song and dance performance — “heavy colored Wa Mountain “, ethnic arts tour to be joined by the audience and tourists, a crazy and passionate “making you black” activity with tens of thousand of persons’ participation, ancient cliff painting worship, songs about life in Wa Mountain, Campfire party, Wa songs concert and This Carnival will last for several days which is full of surprise and expectation.

Wa is an age-old and mysterious minority with strong people. And the people there have worked hard for more than 3000 years and have created its unique glorious culture. As one of the only two Chinese Wa autonomous Counties, Cangyuan County has 3000 year-old cliff painting, Nan’gunhe Nature Reserve, highly-protected original ecologies and abundant animal and plant resources.

 It is said this festival takes its meaning from the custom that the people smear the pot ash, ox blood and mud on other persons’ face to frighten the evils and seek peace. The players can use natural paints to smear each other and pray for each other. As a traditional custom of the minorities in China, “Monihei Carnival” has attracted a lot of tourists both from home and abroad.

 Until now, “Monihei Carnival” has been held for 5 times, whose echo is quite well, thus be listed in top 10 national festivals in Yunnan, which are the most amazing and influential festivals in Yunnan. Join us and enjoy youself. You will never forget the experience in Cangyuan.

Hair-swaying Dance(甩发舞)

 A show of Wa feminine beauty The Hair-swaying Dance reveals the Wa female beauty and symbolizes their maturity. Wa women traditionally keep long hair, and put on Hair-swaying Dance hand in hand without musical instruments. Come Cangyuan Hair-swaying Dance(甩发舞)is indispensable  activities .

Buffalo-butchering ceremony（剽牛节）

Replacement of Head Custom In old times,Was used to have the head custom, using the heads of men to make sacrifice to the God of Rice. But it has been replaced by buffalo heads that are also a symbol of wealth. On an important ceremony will hold a buffalo-butchering ceremony.

Cangyuan cliff painting(沧源崖画)

Cangyuan cliff painting is one of the oldest so far discovered . 1965 , 1978 and 1981 have been found Yahua (崖画)11 locations , mainly in the province cangyuan county Meng , meng to two townships, something about the cloth in the range of 20 kilometers . According to the determination , cliff painting produced in three thousand years ago, the late Neolithic period ,these cliff painting has been listed as key cultural relics in Yunnan province .

 1）introduction

cangyuan ancient Chinese minorities petroglyphs . Wa autonomous county of Yunnan province, located in the province of Meng , man pa , ding years, Wu liang and other 10 over 2000 meters above sea level on a cliff about 3,000 years ago . With your fingers or feathers dipped in red paint to wipe plotted, animal blood pigment may be made to reconcile hematites.  Yahua  mainly scenes hunting, gathering and other production activities and entertainment of god and other religious activities. There are wars triumph map,painted dry-column on housing construction and hand-held weapons , driving people deserved victory swine and sheep painted rough quaint , southern research is an important ancient ethnic history.

2）Content

 Content of the rock paintings are one of the oldest cliff painting found in our country at present , resulting in 3,000 years, the rock paintingslate Neolithic ago. 11 locations have been found cliff painting , distributed to rural Yunnan province Meng cangyuan county , ding to the township , full canton township, hepling township and mount light township Gengma county and other places, the generally cliff at an altitude of 1500 meters of gray limestone cliff on the drawing painted in red ocher , the local Wa called ” dye code farm “, which means painted rock yahua around the point of the picture from the high ground about 2 to 10 meters , painting an area of 1 to 30 m long , ranging frame into several smaller ones scattered graphic composition , and the larger the number of images to hundreds of animals 187 , houses 25 , road 13 , a variety of ideographic symbols 35 ; still trees, boats sun , clouds, mountains , land and other images, graphic depiction of the characters are shouzheng hundred lawyers in monochrome and single- plus ping tu le , save facial features and other details drawn silhouette style tactics , are engaged in various activities through a great variety of limbs performance figures . These images have a certain multi- center content , including hunting , herding , dance, go home , entertainment and other content, real and vivid record of the ancestors of the production of various scenes of life. 

3)features

cangyuan vary with duration of sunshine , weather confront , wet and dry heating and other factors constantly changing color, local Wa and Dai people say it is ” day three variants , early afternoon, light red late purple “

The first yahua point : the scope of the largest and most graphic , ” headhunting “” cow hunting ” breathtaking .

The first yahua point is located 20 kilometers north county Meng cangyuan to villagers at good xiazhai here yahua points cangyuan

cloth largest and the most graphic . Mengdong (勐董)valley northward along both sides of vast mountains , the forest of coverage, a bay silk mountains flying along the winding mountain road , came along the mountain ‘s plateau, poke shortage ancient vine rattan, moss stitch marks through the rain , hidden in the green ocean cliff , in front of people . The face of the cliff hidden when scarlet graphics, breathtaking power surge , deeply shocked people’s hearts.This side of the cliff , the surface is more smooth , upper part of the building rock , cliff face painted with figures and animals. overall, painting figures , animals are not drawn detail, painted only its outline , and stressed that a rich feature organ, highlighting the horns of cattle , monkeys prominent chin ; deer significant figures bifurcation angle …… facial features are not drawn, only the head , neck, torso and limbs, trunk will be inverted triangle . Some people see at a glance are male, because highlighting the genitals ; some women are prominent breasts or pregnant .

In the first yahua point , up to the performance of the content is hunting . naughty monkeys on a “v” -shaped rattan jumping up and down , some people armed with horns , some people bow and arrow , and some people perform sticks and beast stroke play . On the rugged mountain curves , there are three long-tailed animals walking two hunter ambush on both sides , showing lateral , cited bows . there are also reflected in the nature of the original self-entertainment dance , on behalf of the ground on a horizontal line, standing six people , three people in a group , there is a certain distance between the two groups , six people will be exalted his left arm , right arm drooping, leans to the right , legs apart , the action is very neat. in addition, there reflects the original religious content of ” head-hunting dance ” and ” cow hunting dance .”

Second yahua point : interesting content , graphic special to celebrate triumph, special characters.

Mengdong(勐董) valley northward along hading can come township, here is the second number yahua points. One piece is very interesting village map , it drew an oblong representative range of villages , which has 14 dry-column houses outside the village there is one. drew a few lines outside the village , probably represents the winding road , there are many people on the road , or driving swine and sheep and other animals, or shoulder thing , gathered from all over the village . There is a small house- Zhaiwai , the highest tree, play the role of caretaker and outlook . Some analysts , this may be the first war , the people and go with a trophy triumph. There are two particularly striking figure , a man the spiral pattern over the body , not the underwear , showing their tattoos ; beside the man’s chest also has a geometric pattern .

scenic natural scenery , forests and verdant, lush vegetation, rock everywhere, gurgling streams , rich ancient folk sentiments history culture and unique customs of ethnic minorities has attracted many domestic and foreign tourists , is highly ornamental and entertaining tourist attractions.

3)reason

summarizes the rock paintings of reason analysis is by no means a single creative motivation , various genres may have different creative purposes, but to sum up, no more than two terms , one is religious, one is the original memos.

First: alog witchcraft and religion -related products. People believe in the people around to catch the cliff paintings,stabbed in the image you want to hunt animals , will make future hunting success. Man fell to the ground on the cliff paintings , will make future wars enemy is really dead.

Second, pray for fertility rituals legacy . On the cliff paintings pull cattle bovine or human , is to mountain natural breeding herd very well , you can pull back en masse for ritual purposes ; painting images of wild animals is to hunt have won ; draw crowds dancing humanoid in the hope that agricultural harvest, could be held a grand banquet , guests at his door , come merry . The original clan refers not only to pray for bumper production development , including their reproduction. Cangyuan outstanding performance in the sexual organs of men and women , as well as dense crowd , or have such significance.

Third, worship gods portrait polytheistic beliefs of primitive peoples that whenever natural phenomena ( earth , celestial , mountains, fire, water ) and even some animals have a living god , objects are considered to have the gods can bless people can Yi curse to others in order to turn a curse for the blessing , we must continue to worship , ritual and worship. Rock paintings ,the trees , plants, caves and some bizarre humanoid (with ” treasure ” who was tall distinctive …… ) and animal significant position , they should be at that time for worship and painting.

Fourth, an important ritual depicted after some peoples hold a solemn religious ceremony , but also the process of drawing down. This is not the posters, mainly to the sight of god, and the rock paintings in some fancy dancing humanoid ( such as head feathers were inserted , wearing feathers were ) and some pull cattle and other images that live the religious activities.

1)    Significant events recorded memos nature. the most obvious place is the second village map , where the outlook is entirely reflected in people’s real life , and no other picture that mysterious supernatural religious atmosphere .

2)Myths and legends of the records, some people like the rock paintings inhuman image ( ” sun people ” ” fish man ” ) , or the right time to spread the myth or mythological figures depicted . In short, when people on the cliff painting sustenance of life expectations and enthusiasm. Today, local ethnic groups are considered immortal lived behind the cliff .Fairy came out ,people will be able to see on the precipice of their image; fairy back ” rest ” on the precipice of sight ( and indeed cliff painting or hidden or due to light shade ),fairy can bless people , so every new year, the people going to the nearby village worship ; also in case of illness and lost property , but also to seek immortal ” help .” the first investigation , they saw a woman lost four yuan wa , fairy guidelines seek to find ways here .

 3)In addition, in the second place , the small cliff behind the legend to Wa possession of treasures , cliff painting is a ” treasure ” apparitions due. Ding village Wa had to dig in the area, because there is no income after discontinued . Since the roots of the second place there is a hole in the cliff,which was excavated ruins. cangyuan vary with duration of sunshine , weather confront , wet and dry heating and other factors constantly changing color, local Wa and Dai people say it is “day three variants , early afternoon, light red , late change purple . ” for the second batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units.

4) Now listed as the fifth national key cultural relics protection units.

The rock paintings are multi-ethnic study of primitive life in Yunnan valuable information . From the cliff painting is divided into characters, objects , houses, animals and mythological figures , nature, symbol , fingerprints seven categories. rich in content, images varied and involve all aspects of primitive social life, style is very vivid, can be described as an encyclopedia of all ethnic groups in Yunnan primitive society, today’s cultural and artistic creation also has important reference and enlightenment .

Wending Wa Orinigal Ethnic Villages 翁丁原始村落

Wengding Wa ethnic village of Cangyuan County was honoured “Top 10 Cultural Village of China”, at the Second Conference on Cultural Industry and Urban Development of China, recently held in Pujiang County of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. The conference was cosponsored by Asia Fortune Forum, China Society of Urban Economy, Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Expo (CBE), and Pujiang County Government. It unveiled the annual top honour list of culture industry for 2012, in which Wengding Village is included.As one of the 12 tourist draws of Nanguihe River Nature Reserve of Lincang City in the southwest of Yunnan, Wengding is an over-400-year-old Wa ethnic village; it has so far the best-preserved primitive Wa ethnic community in Yunnan Province. In 2011, the cultural tourism zone of Wengding Village received about 0.2 million visitors (person-time) in all, realising a revenue of 0.4114 million yuan (appr. $64,400).Wengding Wa original herd small villages iCangyuan Wa Autonomous County Weng small village, surrounded by beautiful natural scenery, rich ethnic customs, Weng dingzhai retain the original architectural style and residential Wa Wa traditions of the original, is by far the most well-preserved primitive village herd, Lincang customs humanities is the must-tourism attractions.Wengding, which means “connected rivers” in the dialect of the Wa ethnic group, is a Wa village 30 kilometers away from Cangyuan county seat. It’s made up of 98 families or about 400 villagers. Wengding Village has kept primitive Wa residential architectures and ethnic culture. It has been the best-conserved primitive ethnic community and the must-see tourist site in Lincang Municipality. Cangyuan is normally referred to as “Ah Wa Shan” because it is inhabited by most of the Wa ethnic members in China. It’s located in the southwest of Lincang Municipality. Some traditions and customs of Wa.

Wood-drum 木鼓

Wood-drum（木鼓） from altar to stage In the religious ceremony of Wa people, a wood-drum is considered the most sacred due to its magic connection with God. Nowadays, the wood-drum is regarded as their talisman. For a festival or celebration, Was would perform Wood-drum Dance to express their happiness.

Combing 梳头发

The Wa Youth’s Marriage Custom Wa youths in Cangyuan have their unique way of expressing love. Usually a Wa lad will invite the girl he loves to comb for him when sitting on their own bamboo stools and whispering to each other. When being “combed”, the Wa lad will offer tokens like a comb, a towel, a silver bracelet or silver ear-rings.

Hair-swaying Dance 甩发舞

Hair-swaying Dance(甩发舞), a show of Wa feminine beauty The Hair-swaying Dance reveals the Wa female beauty and symbolizes their maturity. Wa women traditionally keep long hair, and put on Hair-swaying Dance hand in hand without musical instruments.

Buffalo-worship 牛崇拜

Buffalo-worship（牛崇拜）, replacement of Head Custom In old times, Was used to have the head custom, using the heads of men to make sacrifice to the God of Rice. But it has been replaced by buffalo heads that are aslo a symbol of wealth. On an important ceremony, Was will hold a buffalo-butchering ceremony.

New Rice Festiva 新米节

 New Rice Festival” is the day when paddy is mature and people celebrate happily good harvest and taste new rice. Because of different climate, the maturity time of grain in different places is different, so the time to celebrate the festival is not unified among villages or even every household. But it was often held in the seventh or eighth lunar month (the ninth or tenth month in Wa calendar) in the past. The date is determined according to the maturity situation of grain or the day, which has the same name with any one of the 12 symbolic animals when the parents or grandparents died. The intention is to invite ghosts of ancestors to return back, taste new rice together with family members, and enjoy happiness together. They also ask the ancestors’ souls in heaven to protect their descendants and promise happy family, good weather for the crops and good harvest. In order that Wa compatriots in different places could celebrate the “New Rice Festival” together, in 1991, the Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County and Ximeng Wa Autonomous County decided together that the “New Rice Festival” is fixed on the 14th of the eighth lunar month for Was.

Monihei Carnival 摸你黑狂欢节

“Monihei Carnival” of the Wa ethnic group，Wa is an age-old and mysterious minority with strong people. And the people there have worked hard for more than 3000 years and have created its unique glorious culture. As one of the only two Chinese Wa autonomous Counties, Cangyuan County in southwest China¡¯s Yunnan province has 3000 year-old cliff painting, Nan¡¯gunhe Nature Reserve, highly-protected original ecologies and abundant animal and plant resources. 

In 2009, the activities of the “Monihei Carnival” of Wa ethnic group in Cangyuan County mainly involved a grand opening ceremony of song and dance performance — “heavy colored Wa Mountain “, ethnic arts tour, a crazy and passionate “making you black” activity with tens of thousand of persons¡¯ participation, ancient cliff painting worship, songs about life in Wa Mountain, campfire party, and Wa songs concert.

 It is said this festival takes its meaning from the custom that the people smear the pot ash, ox blood and mud on other persons’ face to frighten the evils and seek peace. The players can use natural paints to smear each other and pray for each other. As a traditional custom of the minorities in China, “Monihei Carnival” has attracted a lot of tourists both from home and abroad, creating a total income of 100 million from the tourism industry.

2009 Chinese Wa minority’s “Monihei Carnival”2009 Chinese Wa minority’s “Monihei Carnival” (“Monihei” in Chinese means “making you black by smearing something on your body”.) in Sigangli Village will be ceremoniously held in Wa Autonomous County£¬Cangyuan from May 2nd and May 3rd. The activities of the Carnival mainly involve a grand opening ceremony of song and dance performance — “heavy colored Wa Mountain “, ethnic arts tour to be joined by the audience and tourists, a crazy and passionate “making you black” activity with tens of thousand of persons¡¯ participation, ancient cliff painting worship, songs about life in Wa Mountain, Campfire party, Wa songs concert and so on. This Carnival will last for several days which is full of surprise and expectation.

Wa is an age-old and mysterious minority with strong people. And the people there have worked hard for more than 3000 years and have created its unique glorious culture. As one of the only two Chinese Wa autonomous Counties, Cangyuan County has 3000 year-old cliff painting, Nan¡¯gunhe Nature Reserve, highly-protected original ecologies and abundant animal and plant resources.

It is said this festival takes its meaning from the custom that the people smear the pot ash, ox blood and mud on other persons’ face to frighten the evils and seek peace. The players can use natural paints to smear each other and pray for each other. As a traditional custom of the minorities in China, “Monihei Carnival” has attracted a lot of tourists both from home and abroad.

 Until now, “Monihei Carnival” has been held for 5 times, whose echo is quite well, thus be listed in top 10 national festivals in Yunnan, which are the most amazing and influential festivals in Yunnan.

 You can not only experience the joyful atmosphere which is full of ethnic features, but also can appreciate the various cultures and the natural and beautiful scenery in Cangyuan. Cangyuan is with pleasant weather and many trees, where you can walk in the famous cliff painting valley to appreciate the mysterious culture which is handed down by the ancestors of Wa, and you can have a visit to Wengding Village to taste excellent alcohol and experience the unique, extensive and profound culture of Wa ethnic group as well.

Cangyuan Cliff Paintings 沧源崖

The cliff paintings of Cangyuan is said to take on different colors as the time, weather and humidity change. According to the proverb of the local Wa and Thai people that the cliff painting changes three times a day: in the morning the color is red, at noon lighter and in the evening purple. Nowadays the paintings have already been designated as the key historical relic protection unit at the provincial level.  

Up to now, eleven painted cliffs have been found to scatter in the villages of Menglai, Dinglai, Mankan, Heping of Cangyuan County and the village of Mangguang of Dima County etc. Called Randianmu which means the paintings on the rocks in the local Wa language, these reddish brown ancient paintings were basically drawn on the grey limestone at the elevation of about 1, 500 meters. Measuring somewhere between one to thirty square meters, these primitive masterpieces are normally two to ten meters above the ground and include the images of animals, architectures, trees, boats, heavenly bodies like the sun or the moon, mountains and many abstract symbols etc. Human figures and lively life scene are also the important themes of these artistic works on the sharp cliffs. The eyes, nose and other facial details of the human face are normally omitted; the painters instead paid more attention to the depiction of the human body and limbs. Apart from artistic meanings and value, many important life activities of these human ancestors such as hunting, dancing, recreation and sacrifice rituals and suchlike are vividly displayed and recorded, which seems to bring the viewers back to those mysterious and remote prehistoric ages.  

The Wa language

Wa (Va) is the language of the Wa people of Burma and China. There are three distinct varieties, sometimes considered separate languages; their names in Ethnologue are Parauk, the majority and standard form; Vo (Zhenkang Wa, 40,000 speakers), and Awa (100,000 speakers), though all may be called Wa, Awa, Va, Vo. David Bradley (1994) estimates there are total of 820,000 Wa speakers. The Wa language formerly had no script and some of the few Wa that were literate used Chinese characters, while others used the Shan language and its script. Christian missionary work among the Wa began at the beginning of the 20th century first in the Burmese and later in the Chinese areas of the Wa territory. It was led by William Marcus Young, from Nebraska. The first transcription of the Wa language was devised by Young and Sara Yaw Shu Chin (Joshua) in 1931 with the purpose of translating the Bible. This first Wa alphabet was based on the Latin script and the very first publication was a compilation of Wa hymns in 1933,[8] the Wa New Testament being completed in 1938. This transcription, known as “Bible orthography” is known as lǎowǎwén (老佤文 )”old Wa orthography” in Chinese, and is now used mainly in the Burmese Wa areas and among the Wa in Thailand through the materials published by the Wa Welfare Society (Cub Yuh Bwan Ka son Vax, Cub Pa Yuh Phuk Lai Vax, Phuk Lai Hak Tiex Vax) in Chiang MaiA revised Bible orthography has been adopted as “official Wa spelling” by the central authorities of the Wa Special Region 2 in Pangkham which have published a series of primers in order to improve the literacy of the United Wa State Army troops. Also, after 2000 Wa people in social networks such as Facebook, as well as Wa songwriters in karaoke lyrics of Wa songs, use this Myanmar (revised Bible) orthography in its main variations. 

Qianlong Twenty years (1747年) set bureaucratization of native officers (改土归流)and settle in Mianning. .Meng myanmar long lawsuit for myanmar ning hall belonged to  shunning mansion, transferred to impressive west road, was transferred after impressive south road.13-year reign of Qing emperor Guangxu (1887) set mainning( 缅宁) menglian(勐连).

Two years of the republic of China (1913) Lincang City  changed Mianning for Burma belonged to zhengning county. 21 years of the republic of China (1932) as the inspection area, 11. Twenty-four years (1935) of the republic of China to the fifth inspection area, in the twenty-seventh year of the republic of China (1938) to the tenth inspection area.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1950, Lincang City belongs to the Dali section office, in 1952 it belongs to Mianning. In July 1954, the Mianning county changed its name to Lincang county,belongs to Lincang zone. In 1959, Lincang county, merged with Chuangjiang county and changed its name Linshaung. At the end of 1959 to restore Lincang .It also named Mengmian(勐缅),Mianning(缅宁)Lincang(临沧). On October 18, 2004 officially changed its name Linxiang District (临翔区).Lincang is the world famous “township of the DianGong”. Lincang tea is the oldest, and the tea culture is the most profound around the world.

1)Bars & Teahouses

Seattle Western food bar 西雅图西餐酒吧

Address：Jingxiu Jiangshan in Linxiang District of Lincang临沧市临翔区锦绣江山河边

Tel：13618833246

Garden  No.1花园壹号

Address：Nantang Street in Linxiang District of Lincang临沧市临翔区南塘街

Tel：0883-2160398

Tianyi Tehouse天一茶坊

Address：No,350,Qishan Road in Linxiang District of Lincang临沧市临翔区旗山路350号

Tel：13987005678

Lincang Cinema 临沧电影院

Address:No,258 on West Road Linxiang District of Lincang临沧市临翔区西大街258

Tel：0883-2132212

Lincang Bund One Music Club 临沧外滩一号音乐会所

Address：No,173 Cangjiang Road in Linxiang District of Lincang云南临沧临翔云南省临沧市临翔区沧江路173

2)Fork performances 民俗展演

Fork performances in Linxiang District of Lincang

Every Lunar New Year’s  Day people will take on the Fork performances in Linxiang District of Lincang. Fork performance is the indispensable activity among the common spring culture activity ,the unique Fork performance is full of life, wonderful and extraordinary.

Address:  Cangjiang Garden n Linxiang District of Lincang 临沧市临翔区在城区沧江园

Time: Lunar New Year’s  Day

3)Ethnic festivals

There are some ethnic festivals in Lincang City. Monihei Carnival of the Wa Ethnic Group in Cangyuan County is the most popular one in Lincang.

Wa minority’s “Monihei Carnival” (“Monihei” in Chinese means “making you black by smearing something on your body”.) in Sigangli Village will be ceremoniously held in Wa Autonomous County，Cangyuan from May 2nd and May 3rd. The activities of the Carnival mainly involve a grand opening ceremony of song and dance performance — “heavy colored Wa Mountain “, ethnic arts tour to be joined by the audience and tourists, a crazy and passionate “making you black” activity with tens of thousand of persons’ participation, ancient cliff painting worship, songs about life in Wa Mountain, Campfire party, Wa songs concert and so on. This Carnival will last for several days which is full of surprise and expectation.

Wa is an age-old and mysterious minority with strong people. And the people there have worked hard for more than 3000 years and have created its unique glorious culture. As one of the only two Chinese Wa autonomous Counties, Cangyuan County has 3000 year-old cliff painting, Nan’gunhe Nature Reserve, highly-protected original ecologies and abundant animal and plant resources.

It is said this festival takes its meaning from the custom that the people smear the pot ash, ox blood and mud on other persons’ face to frighten the evils and seek peace. The players can use natural paints to smear each other and pray for each other. As a traditional custom of the minorities in China, “Monihei Carnival” has attracted a lot of tourists both from home and abroad.

Until now, “Monihei Carnival” has been held for 5 times, whose echo is quite well, thus be listed in top 10 national festivals in Yunnan, which are the most amazing and influential festivals in Yunnan.

Lincang is a multi-cultural city with many ethnic minority groups, including the Wa, the Lahu, the Bulang, the Deyang and the Yi. They live together harmoniously and retain their cultural legacy and life practices. Varied eating habits, ceremonies, costumes and folk legends make Lincang a colorful city. 

Wa culture

It is the most important living area of the Wa people, since approximately two thirds of the Wa people in China live in Lincang. The villages, folklore, unique food, and traditional dancesof the Wa culture contribute much to Lincang’s charm.

Lincang Wa culture and cultural resources.

Lincang Wa culture and cultural resources. The region’s existing the Wa population of 21.7 million, accounting for 60% of the of the Wa total population, accounting for 26.5% of the region’s minority population. Wa Autonomous County is the Wa the most concentrated areas. Dating back 3000 years of history Cangyuan and Myanmar are linked by common mountains and rivers of South Rolling River National Nature Reserve, Yun Buddhist temple, Banhong Anti-British sites, Meng to cave to many historical sites, retain more complete Weng Ding Wa original gregarious village of, coupled with Wa folk literature and art and unique food culture, the focus has demonstrated the rich connotation of the Chinese Wa culture.

The Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty (AD 25 to 618 years), for Yongchang County Fujian Pu department.

Tang Zhaonan marsh period (AD 618 to 960 years), Yongchang District Pu pretty department.

The Song Dynasty Dali country The period (AD 960 to 1279), Yongchang Prefecture Mandi po.

During the Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368), Yunnan province and stick under the jurisdiction of the appellation “Pu man” and “black Luo Department”.

During the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu eighteen years (AD 1385, Dai Li 747 years), Lu Chuan Ping Burma (Meng Mao) can be directly thought Lunfa troops captured more than ten million, Jingdong (Meng Valley), the forces of the south, along with part of the Dai people crossing the valley Mengla South River ( Lancang River ), like looking into the south, on the East Bank of the river, called the local inhabitants to establish independent Emirates leader Meng Yun Yang (from Heron city).   Yongle eleven years (AD 1413) Si Renfa hit the post, a large number of troops captured the gold, Mengding chisel, “to his father lost his complex”.

Yongle fourteen years (AD 1416, Dai Li 778 years), part of the soldiers and the Dai people Meng Mao (Rui Li), the mubang Du Cha Jiang Meng, miles by hum, too Meng withdraw into the Mengku settlement, then along the river with water buffalo in the south to find, in the South West of the river Meng, Meng Jing Zhuang (three built brick city).

Chenghua Eight years (AD 1472, Dai Tani Toshi, 834 years) with the Gengma rare hair to toast, something from two sides, Meng Yun and Yang Meng conquer Jing Zhuang, toast by both parties, the Meng valley will give Gengma the village governance, by the Gengma pumping five male and five female immigrants, the establishment of a unified Mengla Mengla (Emirates leader tuguan), and the Gengma Valley to the South “Meng River ( Lancang River A monument for large mussels) crossing the boundary”. Since Gengma is under the jurisdiction of toast.

Wanli twenty-seven years (AD 1599) “Mengla Mengla tuguan is granted in the same year for inspection”, “Abraham from competing suppression active grant patrol in p.”. As the official Mengla Mengla tuguan (toast) to inspection.
The Qing Dynasty, Kangxi fifty-four years (AD 1715), Mengla Mengla “Rosie surrender Gong like, still give the job, to remember at the bell, even the very edge of outland”.

Qian Long In March twenty-nine Xin Wei (April 20, 1764 AD), Chancellor of the exchequer etc. on complex “Li Yongchang Meng, Meng Meng two toast, also sit near Shun Ning, transfer shun ning”.

The first year of Xianfeng (1851 AD), “Tu Chao fold forte, east to the Lancang River in ninety, South to LA and Jiang (black river) in ninety-five, West San (Mengsheng) class one hundred, class of South to North (Tianshengqiao) one hundred in dry”. In the implementation of six ring (designated toast and Ba Jing, equivalent to the township level), law circle, law circle method, Mengku Sea mussel, law circle, circle circle, Fu law circle wax method. Law circle under the jurisdiction of the nineteen circle (the equivalent of the village level), Fu, circle, circle circle, circle, circle Meng Xiao La Mindanao, circle, circle, circle control Mao clams, circle, circle, circle to sea island, circle circle, Co, Kazakhstan, circle circle Gang, circle angle, public get trapped circle circle to the south, the state carried, Mengku ring.  

Guang Xu In February fourteen (1888 March), the South (later changed the Pu’er Tea Road) near the town of Zhili hall, mark MUALLAF (bailuo Montenegro) belonging to, located on the busy waxy MUALLAF inspection, under the East, South, West, North Gate Tun four.

Guangxu twenty-nine years (AD 1903), dial six to just Mengla Mengla Tusi enclosure hall, change the angle of Mengku, get trapped, public, help Co, four tiers, Damenglong e six village, four strokes that match the Camp Hill patrol.

In June thirty years Guangxu (1904 ad August), in the post Cultural Revolution to toast, Mengla Mengla tuguan dam in nine to circle on the dam, in the dam, under the dam three tun. Is just four paishan inspection department.

The period of the Republic of China, in the first year (1912 AD), just changed the County Hall, four hill county junior office in that race is divided into six tiers of the camp, and three Tun Tun Mengla Mengla town changed to thirteen packages. In two years (1913), near the town of Zhili hall changed Lancang County Change of heart, a county with corruption, instead of four as the four group of Tun Bao zhen. In seventeen years (1928 February), January Pu’er Tea road marked MUALLAF, four tiers (including Mengla Mengla) analysis of the Xinxian County, in the Lancang River in the East Xiaoheijiang river longitudinal, transverse to the southeast corner of two rivers as far as South, meeting for the class, called shuangjiang. The County Department in Mengla Mengla, divided into five, Mengla Mengla for central, state association to the South West, north to the north northeast of Mengku, two doors for the east. In twenty years (1931) in Southeast and northwest region is one or two, three or four, five, forty under the jurisdiction of the township (town of Meng Meng Town, town, the town of Mengku race; thirty-seven townships), to 1939, under the Baoshan area. County Department of winter in summer season in the Meng Meng, ying. In twenty-nine years (1940) to the district located in Shuangjiang County township of Bao Jia; set Yunshan, victory, Renaissance, Wen Xiang four townships; two towns, villages and towns under the Mengku Yongding; sixty, five hundred and forty-nine a. From 1947 to 1949 Just. 

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After the people’s Republic of China, November 23, 1950, the liberation of Shuangjiang County territory. In December 3rd, Shuangjiang County People’s government established, belonging to the Baoshan area. In 1951, county people’s Government in the camp, set up two District Taiping, Mengku (also known as the one or two district), thirty-nine under the jurisdiction of the township.

In 1952 the new area is just. With the end of the year, classified area just Shuangjiang County (later changed under the jurisdiction of Lincang area). County People’s government moved to Meng meng.

Meng Meng added in 1953 three, the addition of a township, a total of forty township.By the end of 1958, Shuangjiang County and Lincang county with the county in 1959 October, the two, recovery of Shuangjiang County system, set up three, Taiping, Mengku Meng Meng Association, forty male, two hundred and thirty-five production teams. 

In 1961, planning to change the four district, a District Taiping District two district three, Mengku, Meng Meng, Nan Lang four district, fifty under the jurisdiction of the township.

In 1966, additional units at the level of busy waxy film. A total of fifty-one townships in Shuangjiang county.

In 1969, a district called Yong Ge commune, the two district was renamed Hongwei commune, district three was renamed Weidong commune, district four was renamed the Yong Zhong commune, busy waxy tablets renamed Yonghong commune. In 1972, the creation of the Shahe commune, he six commune. The commune was renamed Hongwei Mengku commune, the commune was renamed Weidong Meng Meng Yonghong commune, the commune was renamed busy waxy commune, the commune was renamed Yong Zhong Lang Nan commune. Shuangjiang County has a total of seventy-seven brigade.

In 1984, a district building township, Chengguan town in Chengguan District foundation for the people’s commune brigade, renamed the District, a district office; under the jurisdiction of Chengguan town of Shuangjiang County, Meng Meng, six, Shahe, new library, busy, big, waxy State C seven district town. The production team changed the township, a total of seventy-one Township, a township town, the establishment of the Township People’s government.

June 11, 1985, approved by the State Council and pin Shuangjiang County Brown, the establishment of Dai Nationality Autonomous County Shuangjiang Lahu, Va.

In December 30, 1985, Lahu Brown and Wa nationality Shuangjiang Dai Autonomous County People’s government set up. The jurisdiction of the seven District of a town. Seventy-one Township, a township town. In the state-owned state-operated farm Shuangjiang, Mengku overseas Chinese farm. Autonomous County People’s Government Meng Meng Zhen .

In 1988 February, to build the rural evacuation zone, Chengguan town and district merged with Mengla Mengla Mengla Mengla Town, Wuxiang town Shuangjiang County is zoned for two. 74 the village hall (Office)

In 2000 August, the village reform, village hall, was renamed the village committee office.

In 2002 December, Mengla Town, village community is the establishment of public community, Shahe Xiang A Yin Dian community. Wuxiang town Shuangjiang County jurisdiction two, 72 villages, 3 community.

nightlife activities and other activities

As for nightlife activities,Shuangjiang does not differ a lot from other cities in China. Bars, KTV, disco and other clubs can easily be found around the city. Near the Yi Bar伊酒吧gathers a lots of bars and clubs for people to enjoy their night in Shuangjiang . Mingxing Dry、Youth Activities Center（青少年校外活动中心）、coffee house、Tea house、Hot spring Resort and so on can be found in Shuangjiang county .You can enjoy your time here.

Fuchang  Hotel  富昌酒店 

Address:No,41 on Brihui Road in Shuangjiang county云南省临沧市北回归大道41号· 

Tel  0883-7621664

Yi Bar 伊酒吧

Address: No，19 on Nongxiang Rd in Shuangjiang county.云南省临沧市弄翔路19-1号

Tel: 13988337033

Icelandic Bar冰岛西餐酒吧

Address: No,2 on Nongxiang Rd in Shuangjiang county.云南省临沧市弄翔路2号

Jinggang KTV 金港量贩KTV

Adress: East Road of Nanmeng River in Shuangjiang County.云南省临沧市南勐河东路

Tel:  0883-7628568

Youth Activities Center（青少年校外活动中心）

National culture 民族文化

In 2008, the 23 National Shuangjiang County Shuangjiang County in the long-term development and create concise by Lahu family, Brown, Dai, Wa nationality as the main characteristics of the unique and harmonious culture,. The “Lahu family of 72, is the folk song and dance songs””＜＜ 拉祜族72路打歌＞＞ Lahu and one of the cultural relics discovered so far is complete. “The brown chicken top” ＜＜佤族鸡棕陀螺＞＞is so far exclusively Shuangjiang Wa. 

National Art 民族文艺

In 2008, the traditional folk culture is Shuangjiang County 10 class 87 as the protection list。 Apply for the 7 and 21 categories included in the municipal protection list, 1 items are included in the provincial protection list; completed the “Brown”, and “tea” and “a brief history of Shuangjiang Dai Lahu seventy-two” Dage and a number of traditional folk culture collection. Shuangjiang County created “2008 refined arrangement and welcome you to come”＜＜双江欢迎您到来＞＞, “twist to Shuangjiang”＜＜扭摆来＞＞, “om”, ＜＜嗡央尔＞＞,”Oji blessing you”＜＜祝福送给你＞＞33 excellent traditional songs.  

By the end of 2006, eighth in the province of Yunnan traditional ethnic sports, traditional sports performances in Shuangjiang Brown people bee barrels “funny” and Lahu inspired drum group aerobics “hand” were awarded the gold and silver medals. During the Spring Festival in 2007, Shuangjiang old dance team participated in the second Yunnan province Jinqiu style dance competition, competition show Brown family encouraged rainbow bee barrels get gold medal, Lahu dance won the gold medal of clouds. In October 3, 2007, Shuangjiang laoniantixie “sunset red Brown bee drum dance team to participate in the host Chinese Dancers Association” Chinese dancing — China mass art exhibition “, won the gold medal.  

 In 2008, Shuangjiang Brown, is still well preserved traditional textile crafts, they kind of cotton, spinning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, homemade unique national characteristics of the clothing is, in which Brown “tripe was folk Textile journal called” art is a must. It is said that the art has been lost somewhere else, now Brown family only C area unique Shuangjiang state, become a shuangjiang. “Brown is also encouraging family bee barrels” unique world. Bee barrel like folk drum shape bee beekeeping derives its name. “Dai handmade pottery” is a folk art on the verge of disappearing, is characterized in that the whole hand tools are fabricated, bamboo, wood, made of round containers without wheel circumference precision is very high.

Bulang Culture 布朗文化

Traditionally, the Blang considered teeth blackened by chewing betel nuts a beauty characteristic.

The women usually dress in jackets with black skirts. The men had tattoos in the torso and the stomach. They dressed in wide black trousers and jackets buttoned to the front. Often they would wear turbans of either white or black fabric.

The houses of the Blang are made out of bamboo and usually consist of two floors. The first floor is designed as a warehouse for food and a stable for livestock animals, such as chickens, whereas the second is designed to house the family. The chimney is located in the center of the house.

The Blang are traditionally divided into small clans, with each clan owning its own land. Every Blang town has its own cemeteries, which are divided by clans. The deceased are buried, with the exception of those who perished due to unnatural causes. In this case they are cremated.

Hinter dem Namen 双江望江民族茶文化城

Hinter dem Namen 双江望江民族茶文化城 (Shuang Jiang Wang Jiang Min Zu Cha Wen Hua Cheng) verbergen sich diese Pläne. Wie in meinem vorigen Post über meine Zeit in Yunnanangedeutet, plant Manager Yang von 双江双龙古茶园 eine Tea Culture City. Das gesamte Projekt ist ein Investment von insgesamt circa 60 Millionen Euro, getätigt von einem Konglomerat aus einigen von Manager Yangs Firmen und der Shuangjianger Stadtregierung. Geplant ist die Eröffnung dieses Projekts im nächsten Jahr. Momentan sieht es noch so aus: