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XishuangbannaislocatedinthesouthofYunnanProvince,coveringanareaofabout20000squarekilometers.Therearemorethan10ethnicgroupslivinginXishuangbanna.Amongthem,theDainationalityhasthelargestpopulationandistheDaiAutonomousPrefecture.Asascenicresort,Xishuangbannahasitsowncharacteristics.Theethnicminoritieslivingtherebasicallyretaintheirownuniquecultureandcustoms.PeoplecanseethecolorfulheaddressesandskirtsofDaiandBulangpeople,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.GoingtoXishuangbannatoparticipateinthewatersplashingFestivalhasbecomeaveryattractivetourismprogram.
Daibamboohouseisakindofcastlesintheairwithbambooandwoodstructure.Theareaisquitelarge.Thewholepavilionissupportedbydozensoflargewoodencolumns,andthefloorismadeofbamboo.Thedownstairsisopenonallsides,notinhabitingpeople,justpilingupsundriesandraisinglivestock.Peopleliveupstairs.Theroofiscoveredwithaverythinflattile,anditsshapeisverysimilartothehatwornbyancientpeople.Accordingtothelocalpeople,thisisKongminghat.ItissaidthatKongminglayertaughtthelocalpeoplericeinthoseyears.Inordertocommemoratehim,thelocalpeopledesignedtheroofofthebamboobuildingasKongming'shat.
Inadditiontoenjoyingthesceneryoftropicalrainforest,youcanalsoenjoythesceneryofexotictreesandgrasses,suchasdancinggrass,Mimosa,Wangtiantree,Alsophilaspinulosa,Curculigofargesii,Hercules,wanglian,travelerbanana,mysteriousfruit(tree)andsishumudabangen.Youcanalsoenjoythesceneof"fishchasing"andmeetthepeacockintheopenscreen.Youcantakephotoswithwildelephants.
ThewatersplashingFestivalisthemostsolemnfestivaloftheDainationality.ItisheldinthemiddleofAprileveryyear,thatis,thefirstmonthoftheDaicalendar.WatersplashingFestivalistheDainewyear.Festivalsgenerallylastthreetotendays.Thefirstdayiscalled"MaiRi"inDailanguage,whichissimilartotheLunarNewYear'sEve.Theseconddayiscalled"angryday"(emptyday).Thethirddayisthenewyear,whichiscalled"BaWangMa"(meaningthefirstdayoftheyear).Peopleregardthisdayasthemostperfectandauspiciousday.Intheearlymorningofthefestival,thewholevillagedresseduptovisittheBuddhaintheBuddhisttempleandbuiltapagodainthetemple.Onthetopofthetower,thereareseveralbambooschoolswrappedwithclothandcoloredpaper.Peoplesitaroundthepagoda,listeningtoBuddhachantingscripturesandexplaininghistoricallegends.Youngmenandwomengoupthemountainingroupstopickwildflowerstomakeaflowerhouse.Atnoon,thewomeneachpickedaloadofwaterandsplasheditontheBuddhatowashthedust.Afterthat,menandwomen,oldandyoung,carryingbucketsandwashbasins,splashedoneachotherandwishedeachotherwell,believingthatthiswouldeliminatedisastersanddiseases,andbesafeandauspicious.ThousandsofpeopledancetothebeautifulDaimusicandshout"water!Water!Aquaticproducts,shoutsmovingtotheground,thesoundofdrumsandgongsresoundingthroughthesky,thesceneisveryspectacular.DuringthewatersplashingFestival,Daiyouthsliketoplaygamesintheforest.
Theflowerbagissewnwithbeautifulflowers.Itcontainscottonpaper,cottonseedandsoon.Thefourcornersandthecenteraredecoratedwithfiveflowerears.Itisatokenofemotion.First,hetossedaimlessly,andthenhegraduallyhadafixedgoal.Whenthegirlconsciouslylettheyoungmanlose,theyoungmangavethepreparedgifttoLANNiang,andtheybothleftthecrowdandwenttoaquietplacetomakelove.AtthewatersplashingFestival,dragonboatraceswillalsobeheld.ThousandsofChineseandforeigntouristsgatherbytheLancangRivertowatchgroupsofredandgreendragonboatraces.TheDaipeopleareplaying"Hi"withthesoundofgongs!Hi!Hi!"Thesoundofthewhistle,choppingwaves,bravelyforward,addedalotoftensionandjoytothefestivalatmosphere.