Wenshanzhou Travel Guide
Yunnan Province | Population: 3,700,000
Wenshanzhou City (Wenshan for short) is a small city in the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is located on the southeastern side of Yunnan Province, China. Although not as well-known as other cities and scenic areas of the province, Wenshanzhou has a bonanza of colorful ethnic groups and beautiful tourist attractions. The city does not have the glitter and glamour of an urban area. In fact, it has an old-world charm that is as interesting as the ethnicities groups that live here. The predominant nationalities or ethnicities in the city are the Han Chinese, Zhuang, Miao, and Yi people. They still follow their age-old customs and traditions, which makes the city a charming tourist destination.
In the city of Wenshanzhou, it is difficult to separate the old from the new. As the ethnic groups have been celebrating the same festivals for centuries, they have continued to do so even today. Only new elements for fun and merriment have been added over the ages. The different festivals celebrated by the various ethnicities make the city a very interesting and colorful tourist spot.
The Zhuang’s celebrate the Double Third Festival, the Yi’s perform the Torch Festival, and the Miao ethnic group celebrate the Huashan Festival. During these festivals, the locals arrange several enjoyable activities like bullfighting, martial arts performances, archery contests, upside-down pole climbing, and wrestling. The Yi People’s Hualian Festival is celebrated with singing, dancing, wipe-face carnival, and traditional performances by the Bimo. The Taiogong Festival is celebrated to venerate ancestors and is purely a religious festival. Panwang Festival is celebrated by farmers and is the time to visit family and friends. The Miao people celebrate the Caihuashan, which is the Lunar New Year and the Flower Street Festival which is similar to the western Valentine's Day celebrations. There is at least one festival each month!
The Zhuang’s celebrate the Double Third Festival, the Yi’s perform the Torch Festival, and the Miao ethnic group celebrate the Huashan Festival. During these festivals, the locals arrange several enjoyable activities like bullfighting, martial arts performances, archery contests, upside-down pole climbing, and wrestling. The Yi People’s Hualian Festival is celebrated with singing, dancing, wipe-face carnival, and traditional performances by the Bimo. The Taiogong Festival is celebrated to venerate ancestors and is purely a religious festival. Panwang Festival is celebrated by farmers and is the time to visit family and friends. The Miao people celebrate the Caihuashan, which is the Lunar New Year and the Flower Street Festival which is similar to the western Valentine's Day celebrations. There is at least one festival each month!
