Folk customs of Yangshuo

Date： 13/03/2006                Time： 1710

  Yangshuo is a place where the Han,the Zhuang and the Yao people live in compact communities.With a history of thousands of years,they have formed folk customs and folk cultures with colorful national or local features,which have developed the excellent culture and moral concepts of the Chinese nation.

Spring cultural festivals inYangshuo :

In the 10th lunarmonth  Yangshuo Li River fishing lights festival
On the 8th day of the 5th lunar month  Welfare recreation and sports festival
On the 19th day of the 9th lunar monh  Xingping recreation and sports festival
On the 23th day of the 6th lunar month  Baisha new-try festival
In the 10th lunar month Puyiten-li fragrance

Yangshuo Fishing with Cormorant
    Fishing with cormorants is a traditional mode of operation of the Li River fishermen.When night falls,the fishermen take rafts,light fireb-rands and take some cormorants with them,shouting here and there on the Li River in throngs.After encircling groups of fish,they let cormorants dive into the water and bring out fish in their mouths.An attractive picture of night hunting has been formed with the shuttling back and forth of the fishing boats and the peals of fishing songs.The "Li River fishing-lighted festival" was regarded as one of the "eight Yangshuo scenes" in the Song Dynasty(960-1279).In recent years,it has become a competitive itm of folk custom tourism.And since 1999,the "Yangshuo Li River fireworks and bonfires,and included a singing competition of Sister Liu and other recreational performances.It has received favorable recognition throughout the world.

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