|
LIFE> Yunnan 2009 Tourism Festival Activities
![]() |
|
Lisu New Year (Kuo Shi) of Nujiang
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-11-17 11:19 Lisu New Year (Kuo Shi) of Nujiang Date: December 20, 2009 (5th of the eleventh month by lunar calendar) Venue: Liuku Town, Lushui County and Shangpa Town, Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, etc. The Lisus’ New Year, “Kuo Shi” in the Lisu ethnic language, is the traditional festival of Lisus in Nujiang known as “the Ethnic Minority in Ggorge” and “the Ethnic Minority on Mountain”. During the festival at Liuku, capital of Nujiang prefecture, grand performance themed on “Climbing Swords and Stepping on a Sea of Flames” and “Spring Bathing in the Open Air” will be held every year. The Lisu inhabitation area in each county will hold festival pray activities for blessings such as Guoliu, crossbow shooting and drinking song singing. The “four-voice” singing by tens thousand of people known as the “l(fā)iving fossil for intermingling of Chinese and western culture” is the greatest highlight on the festival. |
张家界市| 泌阳县| 龙岩市| 江川县| 察隅县| 榆中县| 临夏市| 石阡县| 惠来县| 婺源县| 龙泉市| 宣化县| 海晏县| 南丹县| 濮阳市| 富阳市| 新源县| 田阳县| 德清县| 积石山| 西昌市| 望奎县| 探索| 蓬溪县| 枝江市| 关岭| 重庆市| 辽中县| 汶川县| 突泉县| 彝良县| 含山县| 永胜县| 静乐县| 广汉市| 偏关县| 崇阳县| 神木县| 金山区| 益阳市| 奎屯市|