Festivals & Celebrations in Guizhou
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TOPGuizhou Azalea Festival
Date: 12th-16th, April every year
Venue: Qianxi County and Dafang County
Tourists can see the opening ceremony and the folk performance of the Yi, Miao and Buyi nationalities, participate in the bonfire carnival, taste the local snaks and visit Huangguoshu Waterfall and Zhijin Cave. "100-li azalea" is located in the conjuncture of Qianxi County and Dafang County in Bijie region that is noted for azaleas extending 100 li. Pudi region of Qianxi County and Jinpo region of Dafang County is the most famous areas fro azalea plantation. Azalea blooms from May to March every year and the most prosperous florescence is April. Since the staging of the Azalea Festival in 1993, the local people have taken it as a tradition and hold it every year. The activities include: opening ceremony, folk performance of the Yi, Miao and Buyi nationalities, festive lantern of the Western Guizhou, small bell dance, rolling mountain ball, Lusheng dance, bull fighting, cock fighting
TOPAnshun Oil Cauliflower Festival
Date: 12th to 16th, April every year
Venue: Qianxi County and Dafang County
Oil cauliflower in mountainous area is the best in Guizhou. This flower is widely planted throughout Guizhou and also one of the important economic crops. When oil cauliflower blooms, people hold this festival that is also called " Tiaohuachang" or "Caihua Festival". According to an old belief, their cereal crops would not bloom If the Miao people don't celebrate Oil Cauliflower Festival. This festival is for harvest and also offers a good opportunity for young people to seek their spouse and for all the Miao people to relax and hold recreational activities.
TOPSisters Festival of the Miao nationality
Date: May or April
Venue: Taijiang
Sisters Festival of the Miao nationality in Guizhou is very popular in Taijiang County, Shibing County and Jianhe County where the Miao people hold Eating Sisters Meal Festival presided by women. This festival is called "Oriental Valentine's Day" and is a real beauty festival for the tourists from outside area. The date of Sisters Festival varies in different places and it is normally held on the fifteenth of the second lunar month or the fifteenth of the third lunar month. The festival ritual is very unique and plain and the most typical and magnificent ritual can be seen on the riverside of Qingshui River Shidong region of Taijiang County from the fifteenth to seventeenth of the third lunar month.
