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Where are the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month in Dali?

There are many places with lanterns in Dali on the fifteenth day of the first month. The most famous place is Mizhi Township, Midu County, Dali, Yunnan. Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a traditional activity in Mizhi Township, Midu County, Dali, Yunnan Province, which has been passed down for thousands of years. It is not an exaggeration to describe it with gongs and drums, firecrackers, red flags and a sea of people.

During the festival, the natural villages in Mizhi Township will organize lantern teams to perform lion dance, dragon lantern play and lantern festival in Dazi Street in Mizhi, to celebrate the party's policies and the people's better life in the form of words and songs, and wish a better life in the new year.

Lantern teams from all villages gathered in the square in front of Mizhi Temple, playing with dragons, dancing lions, jumping lanterns, singing lanterns, competing lanterns, making lanterns and setting off firecrackers, and partying all night, which was known as the "Oriental Lantern Festival".

Time: Mainly concentrated on the 15th and 16th of the first month. Venue: Mizhi Lantern Square, Mizhi Temple Street.