Folk legends of Guangxi Sanyuesan Festival
8 months, 1 week ago

Folk legends of Guangxi Sanyuesan Festival

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There are various folk legends surrounding the origin of the Zhuang people's Sanyuesan festival. Ancestral and Nature Deity Worship The third day of the third lunar month is a traditional festival for the Zhuang people. Furthermore, the Sanyuesan Festival is believed to be associated with Zhuang marriage customs, as some Zhuang people in specific areas hold wedding ceremonies on this day. This festival, celebrated in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is not only a continuation of folk traditions but also a critical moment for people to pray, celebrate, and exhibit the Zhuang ethnic culture.

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Modern Sanyuesan Festival: Reviving tradition, culture, touris
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Modern Sanyuesan Festival: Reviving tradition, culture, touris

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The traditional Sanyuesan Festival is celebrated in various forms. For example, the Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival and the counties of Wuming, Bama, Long'an, Huanjiang, and Liujiang hold songs or tourism festivals every year. Since 1985, Wuming county has held the song festival every year, featuring activities such as a performance and a Thousand People Bamboo Pole Formation competition, …

The 3rd Hanfu Huazhao Festival kicks off in Dongying
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The 3rd Hanfu Huazhao Festival kicks off in Dongying

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The 3rd Hanfu Huazhao Festival kicked off on March 23 at the Sun Tzu Cultural Park in Guangrao county, Dongying, Shandong province, and will run until April 21. The 3rd Hanfu Huazhao Festival kicks off with a grand opening ceremony at the Sun Tzu Cultural Park on March 23. On the first day of the festival alone, the Sun Tzu …

Bama county stages Yao ethnic group's Zhuzhu Festival
1 year, 5 months ago

Bama county stages Yao ethnic group's Zhuzhu Festival

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The Bama Yao autonomous county held the eagerly anticipated 2023 Zhuzhu Festival on July 15. Known as the New Year for the Yao ethnic group, the Zhuzhu Festival is an annual folk event held on the 29th day of the fifth lunar month. During the opening ceremony, locals showcased their ethnic traditions by performing rituals such as playing bronze drums …

Bama county stages Yao ethnic group's Zhuzhu Festival
1 year, 5 months ago

Bama county stages Yao ethnic group's Zhuzhu Festival

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The Bama Yao autonomous county held the eagerly anticipated 2023 Zhuzhu Festival on July 15. Known as the New Year for the Yao ethnic group, the Zhuzhu Festival is an annual folk event held on the 29th day of the fifth lunar month. During the opening ceremony, locals showcased their ethnic traditions by performing rituals such as playing bronze drums …

Guangxi celebrating grand ethnic festival with influx of tourists
1 year, 8 months ago

Guangxi celebrating grand ethnic festival with influx of tourists

China Daily  

In Guangxi, March 3 of the lunar calendar, or "Sanyuesan," has been an important occasion to sing in the antiphonal style to find love, to worship ancestors and pray for a good harvest. With romantic songs, bamboo stick dances and five-color glutinous rice, ethnic groups in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are ushering in a particularly lively "March 3 …

Guangxi celebrating grand ethnic festival with influx of tourists
1 year, 8 months ago

Guangxi celebrating grand ethnic festival with influx of tourists

China Daily  

In Guangxi, March 3 of the lunar calendar, or "Sanyuesan," has been an important occasion to sing in the antiphonal style to find love, to worship ancestors and pray for a good harvest. With romantic songs, bamboo stick dances and five-color glutinous rice, ethnic groups in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are ushering in a particularly lively "March 3 …

"The March 3rd Festival in Guilin Stone Carvings" Lecture
1 year, 8 months ago

"The March 3rd Festival in Guilin Stone Carvings" Lecture

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"March 3rd" is a traditional festival in China, also known as "Shangsi Festival", which features rituals such as purification through self-cleansing, outings, worship, and drinking wine. In order to promote the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation and help people understand the historical and cultural heritage of Guilin, on the occasion of the "Zhuang Ethnic Group's March 3rd Festival", …

Ancient festival back in bloom after centuries in the shadows
1 year, 8 months ago

Ancient festival back in bloom after centuries in the shadows

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A young hanfu — a traditional Chinese style of clothing — enthusiast catches the attention of onlookers watching a Huazhao Festival parade in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 11. A traditional festival closely related to spring, which had remained silent for centuries, is being resurrected, thanks to growing enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture and a rising demand for …

Ancient festival back in bloom after centuries in the shadows
1 year, 8 months ago

Ancient festival back in bloom after centuries in the shadows

China Daily  

A young hanfu — a traditional Chinese style of clothing — enthusiast catches the attention of onlookers watching a Huazhao Festival parade in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 11. A traditional festival closely related to spring, which had remained silent for centuries, is being resurrected, thanks to growing enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture and a rising demand for …

Baiku Yao people of Guangxi, Guizhou celebrate Nianjie Festival
1 year, 10 months ago

Baiku Yao people of Guangxi, Guizhou celebrate Nianjie Festival

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The 2023 Baiku Yao folklore tourism event was held on Feb 6 in Lihu Yao township, Nandan county in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. People of the Baiku Yao ethnic group from Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Guizhou province celebrated the Nianjie Festival together. Every year, around the 15th day of the first lunar month, an important festival for the …

Shandong celebrates Huazhao Festival
2 years, 9 months ago

Shandong celebrates Huazhao Festival

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Following the Lantern Festival, the Huazhao Festival, a traditional flower festival, is the next cheerful celebration on China's traditional festival calendar. Yishan Mountain in Jining, East China's Shandong province held a wide range of traditional activities to celebrate the Huazhao Festival on March 14 to welcome the arrival of spring. A large crowd of Hanfu enthusiasts gather on Yishan Mountain …

4 examples of Hechi recommended as national intangible cultural heritage items
3 years, 8 months ago

4 examples of Hechi recommended as national intangible cultural heritage items

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Hechi has seen four more customs recommended by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for China's fifth batch of intangible cultural heritage - the highest number of any city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 2020. The four customs are the traditional Zhuzhu Festival of the Bunu Yao ethnic group in Bama Yao autonomous county; the custom of ceremonially showing …

4 examples of Hechi recommended as national intangible cultural heritage items
3 years, 8 months ago

4 examples of Hechi recommended as national intangible cultural heritage items

China Daily  

Hechi has seen four more customs recommended by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for China's fifth batch of intangible cultural heritage - the highest number of any city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 2020. The four customs are the traditional Zhuzhu Festival of the Bunu Yao ethnic group in Bama Yao autonomous county; the custom of ceremonially showing …

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival
3 years, 8 months ago

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival

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Women wearing traditional Chinese costumes participate in ancient customs of spring outing and drifting cups at Jiuxi, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on April 17, 2018. People in the Chang'an area would After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ritual activities were gradually omitted, and the festival developed into a spring outing featuring lively activities like drifting cups, drifting eggs, drifting dates, …

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival
3 years, 8 months ago

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival

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Women wearing traditional Chinese costumes participate in ancient customs of spring outing and drifting cups at Jiuxi, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on April 17, 2018. People in the Chang'an area would After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ritual activities were gradually omitted, and the festival developed into a spring outing featuring lively activities like drifting cups, drifting eggs, drifting dates, …

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival
3 years, 8 months ago

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival

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Students wearing traditional Chinese costumes perform traditional rituals to celebrate Shangsi Festival in Changsha, Hunan province on April 17, 2018. Shangsi Festival, also known as the Double Third Festival, is an ancient Chinese festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 14 this year. A well-known phrase goes, "San yue san, Xuan Yuan …

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival
3 years, 8 months ago

Culture Insider: Shangsi Festival

China Daily  

Students wearing traditional Chinese costumes perform traditional rituals to celebrate Shangsi Festival in Changsha, Hunan province on April 17, 2018. Shangsi Festival, also known as the Double Third Festival, is an ancient Chinese festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 14 this year. A well-known phrase goes, "San yue san, Xuan Yuan …

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