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15 July 2015

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Racing Dragon Boats on the Miluo River, Hunan

Miluo, located in central China's Hunan Province, is renowned for being the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival and is often referred to as the "hometown of dragon boat races."

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Miao People Celebrate "Sanyuesan" in Fenghuang County

"Sanyuesan", also known as the "Double Third Festival", is an ancient Chinese festival celebrated on the third day of the third Chinese lunar month, which falls on March 31 this year.

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Ganfenshe Festival Celebrated in Hengdong County

The annual Ganfenshe Festival was held in Caoshi Town during the Spring Equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the fourth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar.

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Yao People Celebrate Singing Festival in Jianghua County

The event brought together more than 300 folk singers from across the county and 28 singing teams from regions of the Yao ethnic group in Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hubei.

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Experiece Folk Customs in Fenghuang County

The village has leveraged its featured stone houses and intangible cultural heritage resources to develop immersive rural tourism that integrates idyllic sightseeing, folk custom experiences, and leis...

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Taoyuan Embroidery Promoted in Schools

In recent years, Taoyuan County in Changde City has fully utilized local cultural resources to conduct intangible cultural heritage-themed activities in schools on a regular basis.

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Miao People Celebrate Fenghuang County 'Jiong Culture' Festival

The worship ceremony during the "Jiong Culture" Festival is a traditional ritual for Miao people in Fenghuang County to pay tribute to Chiyou.

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Banban Dragon Lantern Art Festival Kicks off in Cili

As an artistic treasure of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Banban Dragon Lantern has been listed by the State Council as one of the fifth batch of national-level intangible cultural heri...

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Fire Dragon Lantern Festival Held in Xiangxiang County

The Fire Dragon Lantern Festival is a traditional folk cultural event that has been carried forward for hundreds of years in Hutian Town, Xiangxiang City.

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"Yuediwa" Festival of Dong Ethnic Group

"Yuediwa" is hailed as the Dong ethnic group's "Valentine's Day." It is celebrated on the third day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

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