"Bai Nationality Around the Three Spirits" is mainly spread in the Bai villages of Dali, and it is a grand gathering of local people singing and dancing in spring before farming. In 2006, "Bai Nationality Around the Three Spirits" was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list by the State Council.
Singing and dancing, a feast of folk art
Every year from April 23rd to 25th of the lunar calendar, the Bai villagers of the villages around Erhai Lake will hold the willow branches that pray for rain, beat the money stick and octagonal drum that symbolize the 24 solar terms, sing the big song, play the ancient music of the Dongjing, laugh and laugh all the way, blow and blow, start from the Chenghuang Temple in the ancient city of Dali, pass through the Chongsheng Temple of the "Buddha Capital" along the way, the main temple of the Qingdong of the "Shendu", the Erhe Temple of the "Xiandu", and finally end the activity in the main temple of Majiuyi.
During the festival, the Bai people sang and danced, carnival and entertainment, and the whole land of Cang'er was immersed in a joyful and joyful atmosphere. Visitors can join the parade, pray with the local people, immerse themselves in the traditional "Bai Nationality Circle Three Spirits", and feel the Bai people's love for life and respect for nature. Tasting authentic sour and hot fish, raw skin, milk fan and other Bai delicacies is an indispensable taste bud enjoyment.
"The Bai people go around the three spirits", one around the millennium
In this ancient and vibrant land, every time the Bai nationality surrounds the three spirits, it is a vivid interpretation of Dali's profound cultural heritage. It not only attracts tourists from afar, but also makes every Bai son and daughter who leaves home yearn for it, and it has become the inseparable nostalgia in their hearts. Here, everyone can find their own spiritual home and feel the warm connection across time and space.
"Bai Nationality Around the Three Spirits" is not only a traditional folk gathering that has been inherited for thousands of years, it is also a business card of Dali culture, a bridge connecting the past and the future, and a grand event that every tourist who is eager to experience the pure Bai culture cannot miss.
Source: Cang'er Cultural Tourism
Editor-in-charge: Dai Wang Yuan
Review Tong Wenwen