Folk culture in Longlin Autonomous County.

Longlin Autonomous County, where Miao, Yi, Gelao, Zhuang and Han people live together, is known as the "Living Museum of Ethnic Minorities" because of its colorful ethnic culture and unique ethnic customs. Longlin has rich and unique ethnic customs festivals. Festivals celebrated by five ethnic groups: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, March 3rd, May 5th and July 14th. Traditional festivals of various ethnic groups include: Miao Tiaopo Festival, Yi Torch Festival, Gelao Taste New Year Festival, Zhuang Xianggen Festival (the 28th day of the first lunar month), March 3rd or Page Festival, April 8th, June 6th, September 9th and September 9th. Among these festivals, the most influential, the richest in content, the largest in scale and the largest in number of participants are the Miao people's "Tiaopo Festival", the Yi people's "Torch Festival" and the Gelao people's "Taste the New Year Festival", which attracts many people from inside and outside the region and overseas to visit each year.

The Miao people's "jumping slope festival" is the biggest festival every year. On this day, men, women and children in villages far and near put on festive costumes and rushed to the slope field from all directions to carry out various games and competitive activities. At this time, other ethnic groups flocked to watch the fun. Torch Festival is a traditional festival of Yi people. During the day, Yi villagers killed chickens and geese to sacrifice their ancestors. At night, people carry torches and walk around houses and fields. Then people sang and danced around the bonfire all night. "Shaming face" is a unique habit of young Yi men and women to make friends or welcome guests. They suddenly put the pot of cigarettes and ink on each other's faces, and then chased each other. The "Eating New Festival" of the Gelao people is their most solemn festival. Every year before and after the summer harvest, the grain in the field is ripe, and the Gelao people hold unique tasting activities. There are also Zhuang people's "March 3" songs and Zhuang dramas; The marriage customs of the Han nationality in mountainous areas have different flavors.

Longlin is also known as the "Living Museum of Ethnic Customs and Culture". The colorful national customs and splendid national cultures of Miao, Yi, Gelao, Zhuang and other ethnic minorities have been passed down from generation to generation and preserved completely. Longlin Zhuang brocade, Miao batik, embroidery, textile and other ethnic handicrafts can be regarded as fine products among ethnic handicrafts, which are of great value for tourism commercial development.