Mangdao Temple
芒岛佛寺
The temple in Mangdao 芒岛, built in 1899, is one of few surviving examples of Dai Buddhist temples having survived the Cultural Revolution by being converted into grain storage.
Jinggu Dai "WeiBaDa"
景谷傣族《维巴达》
WeiBaDa 维巴达 is a Dai ritual worshipping traces of Buddha, such as footprints and handprints, in Jinggu county 景谷县.
Lancang Gourd Festival
澜沧葫芦节
The Gourd Festival 葫芦节 is the main festival of the Lahu people. In Lancang, its date has been moved into April to coincide with the county's foundation.
Dai Village Rocket Day
高升
The firing of self-made rockets is one of the fun parts of the Dai Watersplashing Festival 泼水节.
Lancang Kids' Ethnic Show
澜沧民族秀
Kids from one of Lancang's 澜沧县 schools dress up in minority clothes for the annual Gourd Festival 葫芦节.
Menglao -- A Dai Village in Winter
芒老 -- 冬天的傣族寨
Impressions from a small Dai village in Menglian county near the Burmese border
Dai Wedding: Tying the Thread
傣族婚礼：拴钱
Tying a thread between the relatives and villagers and the newly-weds is an important Dai wedding custom.
Dai Ritual Masks
傣族神鸟舞面具
Ritual masks used in the Sacred Bird Dance 神鸟舞 of the Dai people in Menglian county 孟连县.
Menglian Holy Fish Festival
Another one of those crazy festivals in the mysterious province of Yunnan. Just before Dai New Year the people of Menglian celebrate the Holy Fish Festival, a part religious event with the illumination of Menglian's Golden Pagoda, part entertainment with a mass fishing event in the Nanlei River. And if you then do not have enough, the festival is immediately followed by the Watersplashing Festival.
Mangxin Bainian
To see the old year out, for three days before their New Year, the Dai of Mangxin, a small township near Menglian, pay their respects to the old year by travelling to three temples in the vicinity. At each temple they celebrate with dance, food, offerings and just a little bit of watersplashing.