Why Yuxi is called "the hometown of lanterns"

Yuxi Lantern Festival is a major local drama gradually formed after the Jiangnan military and civilians moved to Yuxi in the Ming Dynasty. Today, there are still many Yuanxiao fans among middle-aged and elderly people in Yuxi. The reason why the Lantern Festival lasts in Yuxi is that it has a rich mass base.

To travel to Yuxi, you can choose an early morning or evening, stroll in the park, green space or community on the street and watch the spontaneous rehearsal. The performer is crazy, and so are the audience. Here, you can directly feel the simple folk customs and strong local characteristics of Yuxi.

Flower waist bag

The Huayao Dai branch of the Dai people who live in the hot dam area of the river valley in Xinping and Yuanjiang counties is called Huayao Dai. Huayao Dai girls like to dye their black teeth and look good. They like to wear big silver earrings, flat bracelets and rings. When they go out, they wear a special hat with upturned edges on their heads, half covering their faces, and a delicate flower basket tied around their waist (called "Yang Luo"

"Flower Street Festival" (also known as "Flower Festival" and "Oriental Valentine's Day") is a grand festival for young men and women of Huayao Dai to get to know each other, love each other and choose their spouses. Huayao Dai's Flower Street Festival is held twice a year, including Xiaohua Street and Dahua Street. Xiaohua Street is the 13th day of the first lunar month, and Dahua Street is the 6th day of the fifth lunar month.