Slideshows Yunnan · Dali
Eryuan County 洱源县

Qingyuan Cave Temple Fair
青源洞庙会

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Once a year, on lunar June 13th, the Bai gather at the spring that feeds Fengyu 凤羽 valley.

Lanterns on Cibi Lake
茈碧湖海灯会

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A week after Ghost Festival boats set out at dusk on Cibi Lake to make offerings to the Dragon King.

Xihu Harvest Season
西湖秋天

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Xihu 西湖, a 坝子 in the south of Eryuan county, with its seasonally fluctuating lake is one of the last remnants of mixed aquatic and dry agriculture which must have been quite common in Yunnan before Ming and Qing dynasty settlers drained most valleys.

Longwang Temple Fair

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The Dragon King Temple 龙王庙 on the shore of Cibi Lake hosts the largest temple fair in Eryuan county every year at the beginning of autumn.