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.
Shijing Guanyin Worship
市井观音会
In Yunlong the old women of Shijing Village worship Guanyin with some rarely seen rituals.
Xueli Benzhu Festival
雪梨接本住
Receiving the Benzhu on the second day of the New Year in a Xueli 雪梨 village near Fengyu, Eryuan County 洱源县凤羽镇.
Fengxiang Paper Charms
凤翔甲马
For New Year, Bai paper charms, called 甲马, are commonly pasted over doorways and shrines in Fengxiang (Fengyu, Eryuan)
Nanjian Cherry Flower Valley
南涧樱花谷
Early in December the cherry trees flower in a tea plantation in southern Nanjian county.
Bai Chuichuiqiang
白族吹吹腔
Chuichuiqiang 吹吹腔 is a form of Bai Opera with elaborate costumes. Here are some of the costumes from the Yunlong County 云龙县 area.
Shibaoshan Monkeys
石宝山的猴子
Rhesus Macaques have settled the forest around Shibaoshan's Baoxiang Temple, thriving on ample tourist handouts.
Yangbi Walnut Festival
漾濞核桃节
The Walnut Festival promotes Yangbi's delicious walnuts in September. An entirely fake ceremony held in the walnut grove of Guangming 光明 village kicks off the event.
Azhali Buddhist Ritual
阿吒力密教的仪式
Azhali Buddhism was prevalent in the Dali region from Nanzhao times, until suppressed by the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Jianchuan area it lives quietly on.
Shaxi Ouyang Residence
沙溪欧阳大院
The crumbling courtyard of the Ouyang Family, just near Shaxi's famous market square, is one of the last unaltered compounds from the caravan era.