Kaili , the capital city of QingDongNan which encircled by the numberous villages, the name " land of festival" with 158 festivals year around, kaili QingDongNan with largest Miao village xijiang and largest Dong village ZhaoXing make its unique , less tourist yet full of rich minority cultures.
here is the festiavls which are going to be hold during the spring festival time.

Date Festival PLace minority

Jan 26 ---Feb 1st JiSa Festival LiPin Long'e Dong
Jan 27 ---30 Kanhui Festival DanZai WuLiNan Miao
Jan 31 ChaiGuFestival TaiJiang Miao
Feb 3rd---9th Dragon lautin festival shibing Miao
Feb 4th---9th Lusheng Festival Da fengdomg Miao
Feb 6th---7th LuSheng Festival Kaili QingMan Miao
Feb 6th---8th LuSheng festival Majiang Tong Gu Miao
Feb7th--8th Lusheng Festival Kaili WanChao Miao Miao
Feb8th LuSheng Festival ZuoXi ShiQi Village kaili Miao
Feb 8th---9th LuSheng Festival DaZhong Village zhuoXi Kaili Miao
Feb 9th d ragon Lautin Festival TaJiang , Jian He, JingPing Miao
Feb 9th--Feb10th Clmb moutain Festival LuSha Miao
Feb 9th --11th KanHui PangHai , WanShui Miao
Feb9th---11th KanHui DanZai Miao
Feb 10th --11th Kanhui ZhouXi Miao
Feb11 Lusheng Festival WanChao Miao
I am Miao girl from kaili, if you interested in travel these area, I would be willing to help, in return if you teach me English and French.
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There are some LuSheng Festivals coming up during the chinese new year!
DATE MINORITY PLACE
Feb 7--13 Dong ShuiKou, LongEr
Feb 7--23 Miao DanZhai, Pai Diao
Feb 8--10 Miao DanZhai, KongQing
Feb 8--11 Miao LuShan
Feb 12 Miao TaiJiang
Feb 18--19 Miao QingMan
Feb 19--20 Maio WanChao
Feb20 Miao Zhouxi,ShiQing Village
Feb 20--21 Miao ZhouXi,DaZhong
Feb 20--21 Miao TaiJiang ( Dragon Latin Festival)
Feb21--22 Miao LuShan
Feb 21--23 Miao PanHai, WanShui
Feb 21--23 Miao DanZhai
Feb22---26 Miao ZhouXi
Feb 23 Miao WanChao
Feb23--25 Miao MaJiang
let your eyes leading you to the countryside where suaround by mountains and rivers,where are you can enjoy homestay with local family in the peaceful village. Miao, known as Hmong in the West, is one of the minority groups of China.
kaiLi is less tourism place compare other city but exciting place to be!

for backpacker's who wants to travelling rural area kaili guizhou
kaili Guizhou( south china) where rich of minority culture. The Miao, known as Hmong in the West, is one of the minority groups of China.
there are number of tradition villages located hillside. the wooden house surraround by mountains,rivers,trees. the typical architecture is nstilted house with balustrated bench, the villagers worship buffalo,fish,stone and bridge. traveling villages one by one,you will feel extraordinarily splendid customs where you can feel nature strong customa and tradtional life style.The wooden water wheels raise water from the river to the fields.the bull working in the field. speak to the festival kaili has 158 festivals around a year,celebrated by villagers.the villagers fond of dancing and singing.
The Miao sister's Festival and the bullfight festival will be held during the May 1st till 5Th. Festival is for fun and miao main function is for young prople to meet each other and find marriage.this festival will last 5 days provide the opportunity to travel around,socialize,meet friends and kinsfolk and be entertained by singing and playing lusheng pipe and dancing,bullfighting. Market is frequently set up during these events that allows villagers to buy much needed goods.

kaili guizhou is home of festival land ,there's more than 138 festivals around a year,most festivals are celebrate by miao and done villager.here's the coming up in july.
harvest festival july 14th xijiang (the largest miao village in the world)
dragon boat festival 15th shidong a miao village
liuyueliu festival july 22th zhaoxing (a beautifull tradition dong village)
i am a miao local girl if you are interested in these festivals i would love to help you and show you around.
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Bullfight festival & lusheng festival & miao sister's meal festival these three minority folk festival will be held during the May 1st holiday and take place on Kaili guizhou where is rich minority culture.the place where suraround moutains and rivers ,the village located hillside. as all we know during the May 1st holiday everywhere in china will be crowed.if you want to avoid rush period and see something really especail i think go to villages around the kaili is the wise discion you made.
BULLFIGHT FESTIVAL the bull play a important part in miao culture,they still worship the bull. bullfights are both popular and customary in miao regions.unlike the bullfight in spain in which a man fights a bull,in miao version it is two bulls which fight each other.the bull lower their heads and begin butting each other,more often or not ,neither bull will give in.resulting in stalemate.,when the bulls' heads bleed from the wounds inflicted in fight,each said sends ten young man to separate the them the bulls are pulled away from the each other to avoid more injuries,a stalemate is judged a draw,the said whose bull falls or runs away from the arena is the loser.
Miao sister's meal festival we also named " chinese lover" festival because it's time for miao youngers looking for their marrige,very interesting you can not miss it.
festinval is for fun and miao main function is for young prople to meet each other and find marriage.this festival will last 5 days provide the opportunity to travel around,socialize,meet friends and kinsfolk and be entertained by singing and playing lusheng pipe and dancing,cockfighting and horse racing,a market is frequently set up during thses events that allows villagers to buy much needed goods.
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