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Yunlong County 云龙县

Dada village starts its New Year activities.

Closing performance of an ancient Bai opera in Dada village, Yunlong.

The festival in honour of Baofeng's patron saint, the Benzhu, is part of Dali's intangible cultural heritage.

Yunlong uniquely has two Wenmiao 文庙, temples to Confucius, one in Nuodeng 诺邓 and one in Baofeng 宝丰, the old county seat. Here are the celebrations on occasion of Confucius' birthday in Baofeng.

Chuichuiqiang is an ancient form of folk opera, only preserved in Yunlong county, where it is performed during the New Year period. Here is the performance in 箐干坪 Qingganping village.

Erzige 耳子歌 is an ancient folk play that is still performed in some Bai village of Yunlong county.

So many old bridges still span Yunlong's Bi River and its tributaries that the county has been called a 'Museum of Bridges'

"Erzige" is an ancient Bai folk play, traditionally performed at weddings and at the completion of a house.

In Yunlong the old women of Shijing Village worship Guanyin with some rarely seen rituals.

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.

Salt was once the most precious commodity in Yunnan. Essential for the preservation of food, but quite rare in Yunnan, it made the villages where it could be produced rich. Nuodeng, nestled in the mountains of Yunlong county, is one of the atmospheric and friendly villages in Yunnan.