Festivals of Bai Ethnic Minority

Chinese Name:洱源县海西海歌会 English Name: Haixihai Folk Song Festival of Bai Ethnic Minority in Eryuan County, Dali 西海在洱源县牛街乡龙门坝，离县城24公里，为断陷溶蚀洼地形成的天然淡水湖泊。南海北坝，群山环抱，“四面为城”，明清时期是鹤庆府的八大名景之一。湖泊面积2.6平方公里，南北长3.6公里，东西最大宽1.5公里，湖岸线长10公里，平均水深10米，最大水深16米，平均水温13度，总库容2227万立方米，下游与茈碧湖、凤羽河同注入弥直河而流人洱海。海西海三面临山，山中竹树成林，一面连坝，湖中有”海映山奇观”。 每年农历六月二十五，是一年一度的传统海西海歌会，前来赴会的络绎不绝，青年男女泛舟海西海，在三弦的伴奏下，放开嗓子唱情歌，摘菱角，采莲花，被称为是“三弦传情歌为媒，喜结良缘海西海”。...

Chinese Name:洱源县茈碧湖歌会/龙王会/海灯会 English Name: Cibihu Folk Song Festival of Bai Ethnic Minority in Eryuan County, Dali http://paper.yunnan.cn/html/20071122/news_96_202582.html...

Chinese Name:大理白族本主节 English Name: Benzhu Worship Festival of Bai Ethnic Minority in Dali...

Chinese Name:剑川县石宝山歌会 English Name: Shibaoshan Folk Song Festival of Bai Ethnic Minority in Jianchuan County, Dali According to historical records, the Shibaoshan Folk Song Festival dates back to more...

Shrine for the Communal GodsThe worship of the communal gods is a sort of religion peculiar to the Bai nationality. In the Bai language, the communal gods are also...

Chinese Name:大理蝴蝶会 English Name: Butterfly Festival of Bai Ethnic Minority in Dali City 民间称为“蝴蝶会”，白族民间娱乐风俗。流行于云南大理地区。每年农历四月十五日前后，是苍山去弄峰下蝴蝶泉边彩蝶最多的时节，大如手掌，小似钱币，五彩缤纷，美丽异常。附近群众纷纷前去观赏彩蝶，举行野餐，谈演洞经古乐，祈祷风调雨顺，年轻人借此谈情说爱，寻找意中人。...

Chinese Name: 剑川县二月八太子庙会 English Name: Taizi Temple Fair of Bai Ethnic Minority in Jianchuan County, Dali Date: 19 March (lunar 8 February) Place: Jianchuan old town and Shaxi old...

Chinese Name:大理白族三月街 English Name: March Street (Sanyuejie) Festival of Bai Ethnic Minority in Dali http://www.ynich.cn/view-ml-11111-1167.html...