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  • XishuangBanna Festivals And Activities

    Xishuangbanna festivals and activities tell you what to do during the festival tour in Xishuangbanna, and they will surely enrich your Yunnan Travel.  It is a place where multi-ethnic groups inhabit. The main minorities are Dai, Hani, Lahu, Yao, Hui, Yi, Miao and Zhuang, etc. Different nationalities create different cultures. Therefore, there are diverse festivals in Xishuangbanna.

    Xishuangbanna Festivals

    Dai and Hani ethnic minorities constitute the major ethnic population in Xishuangbanna, and they contribute rich diversities to the ethnic culture in Xishuangbanna, including the ethnic festivals and activities. The most well-known ones are Water Splashing Festival of Dai people and Gatangpa Festival of Hani people.

    Popular Ethnic Festivals in Xishuangbanna

    Festivals by Regions in Xishuangbanna

    Jinghong City

    Date Festival Ethnic Minority
    Date Festival  Ethnic Minority
    Dec 15 of Dai Calendar (November) Loy Krathong Festival Dai Ethnic Minority
    April 13 -15 Water Splashing Festival  Dai Ethnic Minority
    Feb 6-8 Temaoke Festival Jinuo Ethnic Minority

    Menghai County

    Date Festival Ethnic Minority
    Date Festival  Ethnic Minority
    June 24th of lunar calendar  Grasshopper Festival Hani Ethnic Minority
    April 9 -16 Water Splashing Festival Dai Ethnic Minority
    Some day during April 9 -16 Ganbai Festival Dai Ethnic Minority
    August 15th of lunar calendar New Rice (Xinmijie) Festival  Lahu Ethnic Minority
    April 9 -16 Sangkang Festival  Bulang Ethnic Minority
    Sept 28-Oct 3 King of Tea Tree Festival Hani Ethnic Minority
    Jan 3 Gatangpa Festival Hani Ethnic Minority

    Mengla County

    Date Festival Ethnic Minority
    Date Festival  Ethnic Minority
    December Wotuo Festival Ake Ethnic People
    December Etuo Festival Ake Ethnic People
    Jan 11-12 Gatangpa Festival Aka Ethnic People
    April 10-16 Water Splashing Festival Dai Ethnic Minority
    Late December Magele Festival  Kemu Ethnic People
    Feb 8th of lunar calendar Baishijia Festival Yi Ethnic Minority
    October 16th of lunar calendar Panwang Festival Yao Ethnic Minority
    June 23 Zhuzhu Festival Yao Ethnic Minority
    First market date after Spring Festival Guniangjie (Girls Street) Festival Yao Ethnic Minority

    Other Traditional Ethnic Festivals

    Date Festival Ethnic Minority
    Date Festival  Ethnic Minority
    April 13-17 Worship of Tea Ancestor Festival  Bulang Ethnic Minority
    Mid June -Sept of lunar calendar Guanmen (Closing Door) Festival Bulang Ethnic Minority
    10days after Qingming Festival Spring Festival (Xinnian) Festival Bulang Ethnic Minority
    April 13-15 Hounan Festival Bulang Ethnic Minority
    August or September of lunar calendar Haoxizao Festival  Jinuo Ethni Minority
    June 16th of lunar calendar Getang Festival  Yao Ethnic Minority
    June 16th of lunar calendar  Daogao Festival Yao Ethnic Minority
    May 29th of lunar calendar Zhangrou Daike Festival  Yao Ethnic Minority
    August of lunar calendar New Rice Festival (Xinmijie)  Hani Ethnic Minority
    October of lunar calendar Zhalete Festival  Hani Ethnic Minority
    Feb 1st of lunar calendar Ganniao Festival Yao Ethnic Minority
    Jan 1st of lunar calendar Spring Festival  Yao Ethnic Minority
    / Coming-of-Age Ceremony Festival Jinuo Ethni Minority

    Activities in Xishuangbanna

    Diverse ethnic festivals also contribute to the various activities in Xishuangbanna. For your Xishuangbanna Festival Tours, you can join in the activities such as water splashing and dancing with local ethnic people, go to the rural markets and pick teas at the tea plantations.

    Festival Activities

    Activity Location Theme
    Activity Location  Theme
    Water Splashing Festival Thoughout Xishuangbanna Water splashing, flower floats parade
    Ganbai Festival Designated sites such as Manting Park, Gaozhuang Xishuangjing, Gasa Town Festival fair
    King of Tea Tree Festival Menghai Tea-tasting, tea processing craft, tea-themed food culture
    Kaimen (Opening Door ) Festival Dai villages Dai temple fair
    Guanmen (Closing Door) Festival  Dai villages Dai religion activity
    Xishuangbanna Border Trade and Tourism Fair International Exhibition Center in Jinghong City Border Trade and Tourism

    Local Ethnic Markets

    Date Activity Theme
    Date  Activity Theme
    Every Thursday Xiding Thursday Market in Menghai County Farm products, local specialties
    Every Saturday Menghun Saturday Market in Menghai County Farm products, local specialties
    Every Sunday Menghai Sunday Market Farm products, local specialties
    Every Morning Ganlanba Morning Market Farm products, local specialties

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