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Spring Festival "February 8"

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Every year on the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar is the national festival of the Naxi ethnic group. Families from the Naxi, Tibetan, Yi, Han, Lisu, Bai, Hui, and other ethnic groups within a hundred miles gather at Baishuitai to worship the gods, enjoy spring outings, and have picnics.

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　　Every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month is the ethnic festival of the Naxi people. People from various ethnic groups such as Naxi, Tibetan, Yi, Han, Lisu, Bai, and Hui within a hundred miles gather with their families to Bai Shui Tai to worship the gods, enjoy spring, and have picnics.

　　From the "Newly Revised Zhongdian Gazetteer Manuscript" compiled during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it can be seen that the scale of the sacrificial activities at Bai Shui Tai was already quite grand over a hundred years ago.

　　On the eighth day of the second lunar month, thousands of people bring abundant food, wear their respective ethnic festival costumes, and form groups before dawn to head towards Bai Shui Tai. Upon arriving at Bai Shui Tai, they first burn incense and bow at the Qizi Cave in front of the platform, then they start a fire in the fire pit for cooking. From ancient times to the present, the locations of the fire pits remain unchanged, as each family or clan has set up an altar above their fire pit. On that day, the Naxi people first perform sacrifices beside the fire pit, and then go to the large incense altar by the spring at Bai Shui Tai to burn incense and pray for blessings. The smoke from the incense altar rises thicker and thicker, and the people praying and offering sacrifices crowd together, making it hard to distinguish who is chanting. Around ten in the morning, the scattered fire pits are already filled with smoke and fire. The sunlight shines on the ancient willow trees, oak trees, and the lush grass. As the incense smoke rises, the people from Wuzhuwan are the first to sing and dance the "Akabala" dance. Suddenly, with the strong rhythm of the dance steps, the powerful and resonant ethnic songs echo through the sky. After lunch, people sing and dance joyfully until they clean up the venue before sunset.

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On the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the "Weishuada Lili" dance is performed at Baishuitai.

Sacred Altar of Heaven

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On the eighth day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the "Weishuada Lili" dance is performed at Baishuitai.

The traditional festival theme song and dance "Weishuada Lili" in the lunar calendar on the eighth day of the second month is also known as "Yalili" and "Akabala." The music of this song and dance is melodious, the singing is powerful and bright, the dance movements are rhythmically robust, and the lyrics are very rich.

Spring Festival "February 8"

Sacred Altar of Heaven

The Bowan Village holds a ceremony to worship the heavens at this altar on the seventh day of the second lunar month each year. The main altar is dedicated to the heavenly god (the father-in-law of the human ancestor Chongren Lien), the earth god (the mother-in-law of Chongren Lien), and the heavenly uncle (the uncle of the grandmother Chen Heng Baobai); the left side is dedicated to the natural god "Shu" and the altar for burning incense to the heavens.

Divine Spring

The water source that created the natural wonder of Baishuitai has been revered as a sacred spring by the Naxi people for generations. The ancient Dongba texts record that the deity "Shu" who governs the natural world resides in this sacred spring, hence residents from near and far often come here to worship and pray for blessings and disaster relief.

Notice from Diqing Prefecture Shangri-La Tiger Leaping Gorge Tourism Management Co., Ltd. regarding the reopening of the Tiger Leaping Gorge scenic area.

Dear travel agencies and friends of tourists: The protective risk elimination and facility maintenance work at the Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge scenic area, conducted by Diqing Prefecture Shangri-La Tiger Leaping Gorge Tourism Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: the company), will be completed on December 30. After the company's research and decision, it will officially resume operations on December 31, 2023, at 8:00 AM. This is a formal announcement.