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1. The Torch Festival
of the Yi Minority in Liangshan, Sichuan Province
Dates : July 23-28
Place : Sichuan Province
Activities : Bullfighting, horse races, cockfighting,
sheepfighting, singing contests, beauty contest, wrestling,
local-style dance contest, torch parade and bonfire party.
2. Horse Race Festival in Qiangtang, Tibet
Dates : The last 10-day period of August (between the end of the
seventh month and the early part of the eighth month of the Tibetan
calendar)
Place : Nagqu Prefecture in Tibet
Activities : Horse races, archery, horsemanship and material
exchange activities will be held.
3. The Torch Festival of the Yi Minority in Yunnan Province
Dates : June 24-26
Place : Shicun Town of Lunan Yi Autonomous County and Chuxiong
City of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Activities : Tourists can watch performances of the
four-stringed plucked instrument with a full-moon-shaped sound box and
the reed-pipe wind instrument, and can try the local Dasanxian dance.
Other activities such as archery, horse races, bullfighting, wrestling
and bonfire parties will be held.
4. Tibetan Shoton Festival
Dates : August (from the end of the sixth month to the early part
of the eighth month of the Tibetan calendar)
Place : Lhasa, Tibet
Activities : The Shoton Fesival is also known as the Yogurt
Banquet Festival. During the festival, religious follows will display
a large picture of the Buddha under the sun, traditional Tibetan opera
will be performed and various materials fairs will be held. Tourists
can also visit southern Tibet.
5. Yueyang International Dragon Boat Festival
Dates : June 10-14
Place : South Lake in Yueyang, Hunan Province
Activities : The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of
the fifth lunar month, in commemoration of Qu Yuan, a great poet of
ancient times. During the festival, people hold dragon boat races, eat
zongzi (a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in
bamboo or reed leaves), drink local wines and hang up Artemisia argyi.
Over 20 teams from the United States, Canada, Australia and countries
throughout South East Asia and other parts of the world participate in
dragon boat races. Dragon boat folk performances are shown as well.
6. Mt. Wutai International Tourist Month
Dates : July 25-August 25
Place : Taihua Town, Wutai County, Shanxi Province
Activities : Mt. Wutai is one of four famous Buddhist mountains
in China. In the sixth lunar month every year, a mule and horse fair
is held here. During the festival, there are Buddhist activities, folk
recreational activities and mule and horse exchange fairs.
7. Jiayuguan Pass International Gliding Festival
Dates : July 15-18
Place : Jiayuguan Pass Gliding Base, Gansu Province
Activities : Gliding contests and flight training are arranged.
And silver, gold and diamond flight certificates are granted. Tourists
may experience this unique activity under the direction of the pilots
and enjoy the mystical colors of the vast Gobi Desert and the splendor
of the snow sceneries of Qilian Mountains. Tourists may also visit
Jiayuguan Pass-the western end of the Great Wall, Jiuquan and Dunhuang-home
to the greatest collection of Buddhist frescoes in China.
8. China Changchun International Film Festival
Dates : August 23-28
Place : Changchun, Jilin Province
Activities : During the festival, domestic and foreign movie
stars put on performances, Chinese and foreign movies are shown and
evaluated, and 'Changchun Commemorative Cups' are issued. In addition
, trade fairs and exhibitions of high-tech products are held. Guandong
lantern show and food festival are also held and the unique Yangge
dance of the northeast feature is performed.
9. Qingdao International Beer Festival
Dates : In the second 10-day period of August
Place : Qingdao City, Shandong Province
Activities : Large recreational performances, art parades,
fashion shows, seaside fireworks, sporting events, trade fairs and
symposiums for the exchange of brewing technology are held.
10. Jiuhua Temple Fair
Dates : The second 10-day period in August (the 30th day of the
seventh lunar month)
Place : Anhui Province
Activities : Religious gatherings and symposiums for eminent
monks are held and light-emitting Buddhist statues are displayed. In
addition, commodity fairs are arranged.
11. Daxing County Water-Melon Festival
Dates : June to July
Place : Daxing County, Beijing
Activities : Tours of water-melon fields and water-melon
tasting activities are held. Folk performances are given, and tourists
may visit farmers' houses.
12. China Guizhou Famous Liquor and Wine Festival
Dates : July to August
Place : Zunyi City, Maotai Township in Renhuai, and the
Shizhang Caves in Chishui, Guizhou Province
Activities : An opening ceremony and large recreational
performances will be held. Tourists may visit the Zunyi Museum of
Liquor and Wine and the Maotai Brewery-home of China's most famous
liquor or 'white spirit'. Other tourist attractions include the Site
of Zunyi Meeting and the waterfalls at the Shizhang Cave.
13. Nadam Grassland Tourist Festival
tes : July 15-August 30
Place : Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Activities : 'Ndam' means 'games' in Mongolian. During the
festival, tourists may participate in horse racing, archery,an
imperial banquet of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Erdos wedding
ceremony, a memorial ceremony at the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, tours
highlighting Mongolian customs and a visit to the hot spring forest.
14. Xinjiang Grape Festival
Dates : August 20-26
Place : Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Activities : Tourists may attend wedding ceremonies of the
Uygur minority and attend performances of local graceful dances. A
hami melon contest and trade fairs are arranged. In addition,
travelers may visit the street of grapes and melons and see commercial
camel teams traveling along the Silk Road as they did 2,000 years ago. |
Information
provided by
China National
Tourism Administration.
