Bai Sword Ladder Festival
白族刀山节
On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year the Bai of Qingshan Village near Shuanglang 双廊镇青山村 celebrate their Benzhu Festival 本主节 with a wild Daoist ritual climbing the Sword Mountain 刀山.
The Wooden Benzhu of Zashipeng
杂石棚村的木雕本主像
The Benzhu Temple of Zashipeng Village near Shangcang in Binchuan County 宾川县鸡足山镇上沧村杂石棚村 has some beautiful wooden Benzhu statues dating back to the late Qing dynasty.
Wumu Naxi Village
吾木纳西族村
East of Jade Dragon Mountain 玉龙雪山 high above the Golden Sands River 金沙江 lies Wumu Village 吾木村, a traditional Naxi village.
Lanterns on Erhai
放海灯
On Ghost Festival Day 中元节 the Bai in Longkan 龙龛 near Dali put lanterns on the lake to remember the ancestors.
Playing the Incense Dragon
耍香龙
In Longkan 龙龛 village near Dali, during the "Ghost Month", a spectacular fire dragon dance, with the dragon made of burning incense sticks.
Fengyu Torch Festival
凤羽火把节
The Torch Festival in Eryuan's Fengyu region is a small neighbourhood affair.
Fengyu Bai Wedding Customs
凤羽白族婚俗
Bai weddings in Eryuan's Fengyu still follow a strict traditional ritual rich with meaning.
Jianchuan's Thousand Lion Mountain
剑川的千狮山
Not far from the county town is Jianchuan's Thousand Lion Mountain, a Buddhist Temple Mountain with some 3000 lions carved onto rocks.
Eighteen Altar Temple Fair
十八坛庙会
Bai Azhali Buddhist rituals performed at Jianchuan's Caishen Temple.
Ancestor Worship of the Bi Family
彝族毕氏的祭祖仪式
The Yi of the Eastern Mountains in Weishan County retain Daoist rituals dating back generations.
Daoist Rituals in a Remote Bai Village
偏僻的白族村的道教仪式
In the small salt village of 弥井 in Jianchuan county Daoist Rituals are performed on the 8th day of the fourth lunar month.
Yunlong "Erzige"
云龙耳子歌
"Erzige" is an ancient Bai folk play, traditionally performed at weddings and at the completion of a house.