Dongchuan District Festivals and Events
Dongchuan is a typical multi-ethnic united county with a long history and culture and thick ethnic folklores. Various ethnic minorities have created colorful festivals in Dongchuan. Besides, there are many activities and entertainments in Dongchuan. We provide you with a brief view of them.
Festivals in Dongchuan
1. Dongchuan Festivals and Events
Dongchuan is a place with the blend and interaction of different nationalities and culture. You will definitely explore the mysterious local culture and capture the passion of minorities.
2. Buyi Festival
Buyi helds a grand festival "harvest festival" on June 6 of Every year, then you can enjoy a banquet with abundance of farm-style food and Ranhua Rice as well as original dance and exciting sport activities performed by Buyi, such as Lifting Stone Lock, Twisting the Pole, etc. You also can sing folk song with Buyi girls.
3. Yi Festivals
The festival activities of Yi nationality is more. there is Spring Festival, the 10th Day of January, the 2nd of February, Mizhi festival, Torch Festival and the Beginning of Autumn Festival, etc. part of the festivals keep a strong national characteristics of primitive religion.The festival form varies from different groups. During the festival, people celebrate it with the acts of building a shed, singing, dancing, talking about the history and playing the Lusheng around the village. In addition to celebrating the festival and celebrating the harvest, it also means exorcism and the elimination of evil and the prayer of god.
4. The Gourmet Festival
The Dongchuan District kicks off its Gourmet Festival in Spring every year to mark the arrival of Spring Festivalor Chinese New Year.
local residents and visitors are welcomed to taste the delicious foods and snacks featured
At the event like noodles in a unbelievable huge bowl with the aim of setting a new World Record.
According to the organizers, doctors, lawyers and other select groups are offered a discount on accommodations in Dongchuan until the end of the festival.
Entertainment of Dongchuan
After a day of journey, We find some leisure and entertainment for tourst to relieve you for a day's exhaustion.
1. Tea House
Tea houses can be seen everywhere, local people will enjoy their time in these tea houses. we pick up some for tourists, such as Wenmiao Tea House(文庙茶楼).
2. KTV
If tourists want to sing songs, there are some karaoke with good environment and service, such as Shenghuang KTV(盛KTV), Ouxinile KTV(欧西尼乐KTV).
3. Massage
Massage is a good way to comfort tired bodies, so we search some good massage houses for tourists, such as Zhongmaidaohe Massage(中脉道和), Longquan Massage(龙泉按摩).
4. Bar
Bars are another place to relax at night, we also search some romantic bars with cheap price, such as Yunhai Bar(云海酒吧) and Senlinyinxiang Bar(森林印象酒吧).
We provide tourists more information about entertainment of Dongchuan.
