Yiliang County (Kunming) Festivals and Events

Tourists who come to Yiliang County are not only can experience the beauty of this area, they also can enjoy all kinds of festivals and activities here. What's more, there are many entertainment for tourist to relax themselves. We lists some important festivals and activities for tourists.

1.Festivals of Yiliang County:

● Flower Street Festival

Yiliang Duanyang "Flower Street Festival" is a traditional folk festival with a long history. It originated in Ming Dynasty and was called "Flower City". It is the most influential festival of Yiliang County in central Yunnan.

● Hunting God Festival

Hunting God Festival is a festival in honor of Fuxi, Nuwa, the ancestors of Yi nationality in Jiuxiang. The main activities include three ceremonies, such as sacrificing dense branches, sacrificing hunting gods and sending fire gods, as well as large-scale shooting and hunting, wrestling, folk songs and other folk customs and folklore activities.

● Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This festival is to commemorate the death of QU Yuan, an upright and honest poet and statesman who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river

2.Performances of Yiliang County:

● Temple Fair

Yiliang Northern Ancient Town eight-month fair is a typical rural temple fair in Yunnan since the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. According to folklore, the eighth day of the first month is the auspicious day for the Lord Lord to return to the temple to become a god. On this day, villagers in Shili Ba Township come from all sides and pray that the earth lord becomes a god to protect one of the people in the four seasons, the grain is plentiful, and the six animals thrive.

3.Entartainment of Yiliang County:

After a day of journey, We find some leisure and entertainment for tourists to relieve you for a day's exhaustion.

● KTV(Karaoke)

If  tourists want to sing songs, there are some karaoke with good environment and service, such as Windsor KTV, Top One KTV.

● Massage

Massage is a good way to comfort tired bodies, so we search some good massage houses for tourists, such as Hongji Tai Ji Massage(洪波太极按摩), Laobing Massage(老兵按摩).

● Bar

Chic bars are another place to relax at night, we also search some romantic bars with cheap price, such as Vicky Bar(Vicky 酒吧), 1986 Bar(1986 酒吧).