Puer Festivals and Events
Puer Festivals and Activities are very colorful and Puer is the best place to take a festival tour. Puer Festivals and Activities give a brief introduction of festivals and activities in Puer, and tell travelers what to do when come to Puer. Known as one of the important destinations in the classical Yunnan Travel, Pu’er City is the hometown of Puer Tea which enjoys a reputation in the world and it’s also an important post of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Puer Tea has become the most distinctive representative of Puer. It’s a place where many minorities inhabit together and the festivals of different ethnicities are diverse.
Puer Festivals
There are 9 ethnic minority autonomous counties in Pu’er City, which are home to 14 inhabitants such as Han, Hani, Yi, Lahu, Wa and Dai. The minority population accounts for 61% of the total population in Puer. Multi-ethnic settlement makes Puer City full of colorful ethnic culture, whether the festivals or the food.
Popular Festivals in Puer
- Torch Festival of Yi
- Water Splashing Festival of Dai
- New Rice Festival of Wa
- New Year Festival of Hani
- Calabash Festival of Luhu
- Gatangpa Festival of Hani
- Docynia Festival
- Lemon Festival
Festivals by Regions in Puer
Lancang County
- Docynia Festival
- Lemon Festival
- Ababaluo Festival
- Bumper Harvest Festival
- Calabash Festival
- Kuzha Festival
- Diubao Festival
Jiangcheng County
Ninger County
Zhenyuan County
Menglian County
- New Rice Festival of Wa
- Calabash Festival of Luhu
- Water Splashing Festival of Dai
- Holy Fish Festival of Dai
Ximeng County
- Calabash Festival of Luhu
- New Rice Festival of Wa
- Wooden Drum Festival of Wa
- Wild Fruit and Vegetable Festival
Festivals in Other Places
- Confucius Culture Festival in Jingdong County
- Torch Festival of Yi Ethnic Minority in Jingdong County
- Torch Festival of Yi Ethnic Minority in Jinggu County
- Flower-collecting and Water Splashing Festival of Dai
- Mojiang International Twins Festival
Activities in Puer
Diverse ethnic festivals also contribute to the various activities in Puer. For your Puer Festival Tours, you can join in the activities such as water splashing and dancing with local ethnic people, go to the rural markets and pick teas at the tea plantations.
- Grassroots Festival
- Pu’er Border Trade Fair
- King of Tuoluo Competition
- Buffalo Body Painting Contest
- China International Puer Tea Festival
- Sand Pile Activity of Mengwo Temple
- Activities for Summer Solstice
- Local Ethnic Markets and Schedule in Puer
- Shankang Tea Primogenitor Festival
- Chinese Spring Festival Celebration
- Special Flavour of Pu’er in the Dragon Boat Festival
- Nakeli Tea Horse Road Rural Culture Tourism Festival
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