Zhouxi
Lusheng Festival
Edit by Along Discovery
on Feb 23
Zhouxi Lusheng Festival-one
of the largest festivals of Miao, this year it's held on Feb 17
to Feb 19.
About 15km away from Kaili, there is a small town called Zhouxi,
nearby Zhouxi, there are a few beautiful Miao villages in old wood
architectures with beautiful rice fields.
During the Spirng festival, from the 18 th day to 20th day of
the first lunar month which means around February, the largest Miao
Lusheng festival is held annually in the town of Zhouxi. Before
this, the Miao in the regions among Kaili, Leishan, Majiang Danzhai
already spent their Lusheng festivals, the Lusheng Festival of Zhouxi
is the last one during the Spring festival in this area, so it's
the largest and most important Lusheng festival in that area, and
more than thousands or ten thousands of Miao people come to join
the festival.
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Miao
Girls Dancing Lusheng |
Miao
Girls in Silver Horns |
The festival lasts
3 days, the old people dance Lusheng for the opening ceremony, then
the young people will join to the dance. They dance Lusheng to welcome
the new year and wish for good harvest of crops. During which, it's
also a good chance for the young to like for their love partners.
Girls are in gorgeous silver ornaments( silver horns, necklaces
and bracelets, etc) and exquisite embroidered silk felting jackets
and aprons, boys lead the dancing circles. Meanwhile one can see
bull-fight which becomes the favorite of the old and children. The
festival starts at around noon, and finish till sunset.
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