Yunnan Dai traditional sports include

Nadam convention is a traditional festival of Mongolians, and the traditional festival of Dai people is Water-splashing Festival.

Introduction to Nadam Convention:

The "Nadam" conference is a traditional festival with a long history in Mongolia and occupies an important position in the life of the Mongolian people. The "Nadam" conference is held in July and August every year when livestock are fat. This is a cultural and sports entertainment conference held by people to celebrate the harvest. "Nadam" means entertainment or games in Mongolian. There are thrilling horse racing, wrestling, admirable archery, competitive chess and fascinating songs and dances at the Nadam convention. Horse racing is also one of the important activities of the conference. At the beginning of the race, the riders lined up, each wearing a colored belt and a colored towel, full of youthful vitality. There are all kinds of colorful flags at the beginning and end of the horse race. As soon as the horn sounded, the riders flew into the saddle and whipped their horses, and the red scarf flew like an arrow. The first person to reach the finish line becomes the most praised athlete on the grassland. Archery competitions have also attracted many herders.

Nadam, which begins on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month every year, is a grand gathering of Mongolian people. The contents of the Nadam Congress mainly include wrestling, horse racing, archery, horse riding, playing Mongolian chess and other traditional ethnic events. In some places, there are track and field, tug of war, basketball and other sports.

Nadam is a traditional activity with distinctive national characteristics of Mongolian people in China, and it is also a traditional sports activity form that Mongolian people love to see and hear. "Nadam" is a transliteration of Mongolian, which can not only be translated as "entertainment and games", but also express the joy of harvest. Nadam began on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month (mostly in the Mazhuang solar calendar with green grass, red flowers and fat sheep), and is an annual traditional grand event on the grassland.

Introduction of Songkran Festival:

Songkran Festival is a traditional festival of Dai, Thai and Southeast Asia. On that day, people in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Kowloon City of Taiwan Province Province, Zhonghe District of New Taipei City and other overseas Thai settlements got up early in the morning to bathe in Buddhism. After that, they began to celebrate for a few days. During the period, everyone spilled pure water on each other and prayed to wash away the misfortune of the past year. Songkran Festival is the New Year of the Dai people, which is equivalent to the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar and generally lasts for 3 to 7 days.

Water-splashing Festival is a comprehensive stage to display the traditional culture of Dai people, such as water culture, music and dance culture, food culture, costume culture and folk worship. It is an important window to study the Dai history and has high academic value. The artistic performances such as palm-dancing and white elephant dance displayed in the Water-splashing Festival are helpful to understand the national characteristics of the Dai people, such as understanding nature, respecting Buddha in love the water, and being gentle and calm. At the same time, the Songkran Festival is also an important link to strengthen the great unity of the people of all ethnic groups in Xishuangbanna, which has played a positive role in the friendly cooperation and exchanges between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries and promoted the social, economic and cultural development of Xishuangbanna.