Festivals/Celebrations

Chinese New Year 2013

Confucius was an ancient Chinese philosopher and sage born in 551 B.C, in present day Shandong Province, and died in 479 B.C. at the age of 72.

Sacrificing for obo is an ancient Mongolian ritual. "Obo" is a heap of stones or wood piled up on top of mountain or in highlands.

With aid from the Chinese government, Shilong Village developed a public venue to perform their traditional dancing in order to encourage tourism.

The Mountain Ramp Festival recreates the journey of the Miao from the eastern coast of China and resettlement in the west hundreds of years earlier.

The Sister Meal Festival is a way for young Miao men and women to match up for marriage.

The Zhonghe Festival celebrates an agrarian tradition marking the awakening of the dragon that controls rain and water.