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Colorful Folk Festivals in Guizhou

Guizhou plays host to hundreds of festivals every year. Guizhou people live a simple life, but they, in particular the Miao and Dong, always seem to have something to celebrate. Thus if you plan to visit Guizhou, you should make sure to hit at least one of the traditional festivals. A good starting place for festival glance is Kaili, a profusion of festivals is held in nearby villages. Some of the larger and more popular annual festivals include the Lusheng Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Sister's Meal Festival. And these festivals are held on auspicious lunar dates and therefore vary from year to year in Roman calendar. You can see the details in the below list, and choose suitable date to plan your Guizhou travel itinerary.

Major Festival Calendar of Minority Ethnic Groups in Guizhou

Important Festival	Minority	Date in 2012 or 2013*	Location	Celebrate Activities
New Year Festival	Dong	Feb.10-12 of 2013*	Liping	Worship ancestors, antiphonal singing, Dong Opera
Tiaohuapo	Miao	Feb.19 of 2013*	Liuzhi	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing
Lusheng Festival		Feb.27-Mar.1 of 2013*	Villages of Zhouxi Town, Kaili City	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing, bullfight
Tiaohuapo		Mar.26 of 2013*	Nankai, Shuicheng	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing
Sister's Meal Festival		Apr.24-26 of 2013*	Shidong, Taijiang	East sister's meal, wooden drum dance, festival market
Siyueba		May 17 of 2013*	Huangping County, Songtao County	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing
Dragon Boat Festival		Jul.13-15 of 2012	Shidong	Dragon boat race, local market
Liuyueliu	Buoyi, Buyi	Jul.24 of 2012	Zhenfeng	Singing competition, play bamboo leaves
Lusheng Festival	Gejia	Nov.10-11 of 2012	Chong'anjiang	Antiphonal singing, Lusheng dance, festival market
Lusheng Festival	Miao	Nov.10-12 of 2012	Gulong	Antiphonal singing, bullfight, Lusheng dance
New Year Festival		Nov.26-30 of 2012	Leishan	Lusheng dance, antiphonal singing

Other Featured Festival Calendar of Minority Ethnic Groups in Guizhou

Other Festival	Minority	Date in 2012 or 2013*	Location	Celebrate Activities
Tiaochang Festival	Miao	Feb.18 of 2013*	Tongmuling Village, Huaxi District, Guiyang City	Lusheng Dance
Dixi Festival	Buoyi, Buyi	Feb.24 of 2013*	Villages of Huaxi District, Guiyang City	Sing Local Opera
Fangu Festival	Miao	March of 2013*	Qinglang Village, Qingman Town, Kaili City	Beat Wooden Drum, Blow Lusheng
Sanyuesan	Dong	Apr.12 of 2013*	Baojing Town, Zhenyuan County	Antiphonal Singing, Lusheng Dance
Caigetang Festival	Miao	Jul.24 of 2012	Jinbao Town, Zhenyuan County	Antiphonal Singing
Paoma Festival		July of 2012	Guading Town, Kaili City	Horse Race, Antiphonal Singing
Chixin Festival		July of 2012	Villages of Panghai Town, Kaili City	Eat New Rice, Celebrate Harvest
Papo Festival		Aug.6 of 2012	Xianlu Mountain of Kaili City	Lusheng Dance, Antiphonal Singing
Chabaige Festival	Buoyi, Buyi	Aug.8 of 2012	Chabai Town of Xingyi City	Antiphonal Singing, Play Yu-kin, Dance
Qiyueban	Miao	Aug.29 of 2012	Outskirts of Kaili City	Lusheng Dance, Horse Race, Bullfight
Chixin Festival		August of 2012	Zhouxi Town and Qingman Town of Kaili City	Eat New Rice, Assemble
Double Ninth Festival		Oct.23 of 2012	Qingman Town of Kaili City	Blow Lusheng, Bullfight, Horse Race
Bullfight Festival		October of 2012	Yongxi (A Miao Village)	Bullfight, Horse Race, Antiphonal Singing, Dance
New Year of Miao		November of 2012	Zhouxi Town, Guading Town, Kaili City	Blow Lusheng, Bullfight, Horse Race, Beat Drum
Duan Festival	Shui	November of 2012	Sandu County, Dushan County, Dujun City	Ancestor Worship, Horse Race, Celebrate Harvest
New Year of Dong	Dong	Mid. to End of Dec. of 2012	Rongjiang County	Lusheng Dance, Bullfight, Lantern Fair

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