Where is the Torch Festival held and what are the activities?

The Torch Festival is a very lively annual event in Yunnan, which is a very ancient and traditional festival of the Yi and Bai ethnic groups, as well as the Naxi and Jinuo ethnic groups. So about where the torch festival is held, what activities you know?

1, Mile

Time: August 6 ~ August 17

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Speaking of torch festival, how can we not talk about Mile? Mile is the most lively place in Honghe Prefecture for the Torch Festival, where the Yi ethnic group is predominant. Mile holds a grand festival on June 24 of the lunar calendar every year, and on this day, bullfighting, wrestling, bonfire party and so on, so you can't get enough of it! West a township and Yi fire ceremony, many men and women painted all over the body of a variety of colors naked to participate in the ceremony, primitive and rustic, worth experiencing.

The most lively place of the torch festival: Red River Water Township

2, Shilin

Time: August 8

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Shilin, famous for the territory of the famous stone forest scenic area and famous for its rich Yi culture is also famous, every year the torch festival is a grand festival in Shilin, attracting tourists from all sides to ** ** with the joy of the day. ** with the celebration. The most characteristic of Shilin Torch Festival is bullfighting. Bullfighting activities in Shilin has a broad mass base, in Shilin, the village has a bullfighting arena, monthly bullfighting events. During the Torchlight Festival, you can see the wild confrontation in the bullfighting arena: two bulls picking, chasing and crashing into each other Besides that, you can also experience the intangible cultural heritage of Shilin. There are four intangible cultural heritages in Shilin, including the long poem "Asima" which is passed down by word of mouth, the Yi Dasanxian, the Yi wrestling and the Sani embroidery.

The most lively place of the torch festival: Shilin National Stadium

3, Chuxiong

Time: August 7 to August 9

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Chuxiong is one of the two Yi Autonomous Prefectures in China, the Chuxiong Yi Torch Festival to see and play in the city's major plazas in the six points of the fire festival by the Bimo at the same time to hold a unified standardized Torch Festival original ecological fire ceremony, with a Yi ritual dance performance; Chuxiong local folk song and dance team, in the city's main square for the Yi big three strings, sheepskin drums and Bimo tour activities, focusing on the display of the Yi original dance boutique; three consecutive evenings in the city of the five squares and ZiXi Yi village organization to carry out ten thousand people left-footed dance carnival activities, around the burning pile of torches, tens of thousands of people's left-footed dance, happy and With the torches burning together, what reason do we have not to throw ourselves in the crowd together with the carnival?

The most lively places of the Torch Festival: Chuxiong Yi People's Ancient Town, Chuxiong Yi People's October Sun Calendar Park, Taoyuan Lake, etc.

4, Lijiang

Time: August 8

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Lijiang is the capital of erotic encounters, and of course, the Torch Festival is not cold. In Lijiang Torch Festival is also known as Star Return Festival. The celebration is usually held for three days, with the Yi, Naxi and Jinuo ethnic groups holding it on the 24th day of the 6th lunar month. During the day, people kill chickens and slaughter goats and prepare all kinds of food. Torches made of pine wood are placed at the entrance of each house, and the torches are decorated with various kinds of flowers. The activities include bullfighting, cockfighting, wrestling and jumping. When night falls, men and women of all ethnic groups put on festive costumes and light the torches that symbolize good luck and bring good fortune, the more intense the fire represents the better luck.

The most lively places of the torch festival: Lijiang Naxi ancient city, etc.

5, Yuxi Eshan

Time: August 5 to 11

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Eshan is China's first autonomous county of the Yi people, and it is the hometown of the flower drum of the Yi people in China. The Torch Festival is the grandest, biggest and most ethnic festival in Eshan County. This year, Eshan will have colorful activities with the theme of Passionate Carnival Night of Torch Festival. In addition to the sacred drilling for fire, kindling transfer, lighting ceremony, etc., colorful cultural and sports activities will not let you down, mass bonfire entertainment carnival, 10,000 people jumping flower drums, "Yi Mountain rhyme" song and dance party, Yi original song and dance performances, Yi traditional cockfighting competitions have been staged, villages and cottages are located in all parts of the county torches, from the county townships to the townships, the entire Eshan County, Eshan County, the whole Eshan County, dance a burning torch, immersed in the sea of joy. The whole Eshan County dances with burning torches and is immersed in a sea of joy.

The most lively places of the torch festival: Eshan County, Daxi Mountain, etc.

6, Dali

Time: August 8-9

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Torch Festival is also a traditional festival of the Bai people, the day of the festival, men and women gathered to worship their ancestors. By worshipping torches, lighting torches, playing torches, jumping torches and other activities, they wish for a good harvest and prosperity of six animals. Torch Festival, adults in the village square in the middle of a 20-meter-high wooden pole erected on the ground, surrounded by straw, dry bamboo and other bundles into a large torch, above the insertion of the colorful prelude to a bumper harvest, a colorful line strung with pears hanging all over the torch. At night, people light the big torch, from time to time will be a handful of rosin noodles sprinkled on the fire, bursting into flames. In villages near the sea, boat races are also held. As the ancient capital of Nanzhao and the Yi Hui Autonomous County, the torch festival in Weishan is more of a group folk event, with every household lighting its own torch to welcome the festival.