Torch Festival carnival night (photo by Yang Xinmin)
Stone Forest, the hometown of Ashima in China, is intoxicating to the Chinese people.
The Sani people of the Yi nationality who have lived in the stone forest for generations, the profound culture and simple and rich folk customs, and the strange and beautiful karst wonders of the stone forest complement each other. In the long course of history, the Sani people have created a rich and colorful national folk culture. Such as the big three strings, Sani opera, shelf music, Bimo dance, Sani costumes and embroidery, as well as mountain songs, love songs, minor tunes, narrative poems, folk tales, proverbs, folk paintings, etc.
Happy big three strings (photo by Li Kun)
Wrestling (photo by Li Lanying)
The oral narrative poem "Ashima" is named after the heroine Ashima, and the legend of Ashima has become a part of the daily life, weddings, funerals, rituals and other customs of the Sani people, and is widely sung among the Sani people. Each form is mystical and fascinating.
Sani family (photo by Wen Liang)
Mu Gui (photo by Li Kun)
(Text source: Holiday Travel)
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