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XishuangbannaislocatedinthesouthofYunnanProvince,coveringanareaofabout20000squarekilometers.Therearemorethan10ethnicgroupslivinginXishuangbanna.Amongthem,theDainationalityhasthelargestpopulationandistheDaiAutonomousPrefecture.Asascenicresort,Xishuangbannahasitsowncharacteristics.Theethnicminoritieslivingherebasicallyretaintheirownuniquecultureandcustoms.HerepeoplecanseethecolorfulheaddressesandskirtsofDaiandBulangpeople,thebamboobuildingstheyliveinandthebambooricetheyeat
InthemiddleofAprileveryyear,theDaiPeople'snewyear'sfestival,thewatersplashingFestival.Duringthefestival,whetherinbamboobuildings,villages,streetsorhighways,whethermenorwomen,youngorold,passers-by,therearelivelywatersplashingactivitieseverywhere.Someofthemarecarryingwashbasins,somearecarryingbuckets,andtheyaresplashingwaterwitheachother'shands.Everyoneisdrenched.Accordingtolocalcustoms,thismeanswashingawaythedirtonthebodywithwater,eliminatingdisastersandgettinghappiness.InthedaysofwatersplashingFestival,peoplealsoenjoysinging,dancing,drinkingandfeasting.GoingtoXishuangbannatoparticipateinthewatersplashingFestivalhasbecomeaveryattractivetouristprogram
Daibamboohouseisakindofcastlesintheairwithbambooandwoodstructure.Theareaisquitelarge.Thewholepavilionissupportedbydozensoflargewoodencolumns,andthefloorismadeofbamboo.Thedownstairsisopenonallsides,notinhabitingpeople,justpilingupsundriesandraisinglivestock.Peopleliveupstairs.Theroofiscoveredwithaverythinflattile,anditsshapeisverysimilartothehatwornbyancientpeople.Accordingtolocalpeople,thisisKongminghat.ItissaidthatKongminglayertaughtthelocalpeoplericeinthoseyears.Inordertocommemoratehim,thelocalpeopledesignedtheroofofthebamboobuildingasKongming'shat
Inadditiontoenjoyingthesceneryoftropicalrainforest,youcanalsoappreciatethestyleofexotictreesandgrasses,suchasGypsophila,Mimosa,Wangtiantree,Alsophilaspinulosa,curculiaria,Hercules,wanglian,travelerbanana,mysteriousfruit(tree),bigBangenofSishutreeYoucanalsowatchthesceneof"fishinahurry".Youcanmeetpeacocksandtakepictureswithwildelephants
ThewatersplashingFestivalisthemostsolemnfestivaloftheDainationality.ItisheldinthemiddleofAprileveryyear,thatis,thefirstmonthoftheDaicalendar.WatersplashingFestivalistheDainewyear.Festivalsgenerallylastthreetotendays.Thefirstdayiscalled"MaiRi"inDailanguage,whichissimilartotheLunarNewYear'sEve.Theseconddayiscalled"Chari"(emptyday)inDailanguage.Thethirddayisthenewyear,whichiscalled"BaWangMa"(meaningthebeginningoftheyear).Peopleregardthisdayasthemostbeautifulandauspiciousday.Intheearlymorningofthefestival,thewholevillagedresseduptovisittheBuddhaintheBuddhisttempleandbuiltapagodainthetemple.Onthetopofthetower,thereareseveralbambooschoolswrappedwithclothandcoloredpaper.Peoplesitaroundthepagoda,listeningtoBuddhachantingscripturesandexplaininghistoricallegends.Youngmenandwomengoupthemountainingroupstopickwildflowerstomakeaflowerhouse.Atnoon,thewomeneachpickedaloadofwaterandsplasheditontheBuddhatowashthedust.Then,menandwomen,oldandyoung,carryingbucketsandwashbasins,sprinkleandblesseachother,believingthatthiscaneliminatedisastersanddiseases,andbesafeandauspicious.TensofthousandsofpeopledancetothebeautifulDaimusicandshout"water!Water!Aquaticproducts"whiledancing.Theshoutingismovingandthesoundofdrumsandgongsresoundsthroughthesky.Thesceneisveryspectacular.DuringthewatersplashingFestival,Daiyouthsliketoplaygamesintheforest.Theflowerbagissewnwithbeautifulflowers.Itcontainscottonpaper,cottonseedandsoon.Thefourcornersandthecenteraredecoratedwithfiveflowerears.Itisatokenoflove.First,hetossedaimlessly,andthenhegraduallyhadafixedgoal.Whenthegirlconsciouslylettheyoungmanlose,theyoungmangavethepreparedgifttoLANNiang,andtheybothleftthecrowdandwenttoaquietplacetomakelove.AtthewatersplashingFestival,dragonboatraceswillalsobeheld.ThousandsofChineseandforeigntouristsgatherbytheLancangRivertowatchgroupsofredandgreendragonboatraces.TheDaipeoplesplitthewavesandforgeaheadbravelywiththesoundofgongsandwhistles,addingalotoftensionandjoytothefestival.
FanggaoshengandKongminglanternareuniqueactivitiesinDaiareas.Beforethefestival,peoplesetupahighliftandignitethehomemadeearthrocket.Itspewswhitesmokeandwhizzesintothebluesky,attractingpeopletolookupandcheerfromtimetotime.ThehigherandfartherGaoshengflies,themoregloriousandauspiciousitis.Thewinnerwillwintheprize.Atnight,peoplelightthelanternsintheopenspaceofthesquare,putthemintotheself-madebig"balloon",andusethebuoyancyoftheairtoreleasethe"Kongminglamps"intothesky.OnebyonebrightKongminglampsflyhigherandfartherinthedarknight.PeopleuseittocommemoratetheancientsageKongMing.
Watersplashingfestivalalsoincludesriverboat,elephantfootdance,peacockdanceandchickenfighting.Inrecentyears,folkcustomsinvestigation,economicandtradenegotiationsandothercontentshavebeenadded,makingthewatersplashingFestivalmorecolorful.ThewatersplashingFestivalisheldsimultaneouslyinXishuangbannaandDehong,bothofwhichcanbedirectlyfromKunmingbyair.
ThereisalsoabeautifullegendabouttheoriginofthewatersplashingFestival:alongtimeago,therewasademonkingwithboundlesspowerintheDaiarea.Hedidallkindsofevil,andthepeoplecouldnotbeartosuffer.Hesuccessivelyoccupiedsixgirls,andlaterheforciblyoccupiednanzongbu,themostbeautifulprincessintheworld.Sevengirlswerehumiliatedandwaitedforrevenge.ThecleversevengirlsdrunkthedemonkingatthebanquetandlearnedhisAchilles'heelfromhim.Onenight,thedemonkingfellasleepafterhewasdrunk.Accordingtothedemonking,Nanbrownclothpulledoutademonking'shairandputitonthedemonking'sneck.Thedemonking'sheadimmediatelyfelltotheground.Buttheblooddrippingfromthedevilturnedintoaragingfire,andquicklyspreadtotheworld.Nanbrownclothquicklypickedupthedevil,andthefireonthegroundwentout.Assoonasitwasputdown,thefirestartedagain.Sothesevengirlstookturnsholdingthedevil'shead,andtheotherspouredwateronher.Ittook999daystoputoutthefire,andthevillagerslivedhappilyeverafter.