Lusheng Festival

Lusheng Festival is the grandest festival in the Miao minority group. The annual festival, named after a reed-pipe wind instrument Lusheng, is also a playground for traditional activities such as Lusheng-playing and Lusheng dance. Different regions have a different date for Lusheng Festival, it comes from the good day, celebrating good harvest or tales of the legend according to local customs. In general, the Lusheng Festival will start to hold by venerable elders worshiping the ancestors and each family will do the same thing at home. Afterward, thousands of men and boys will play the Lusheng pipes while girls dress their elegant finery that consists of embroidered costume and silver jewelry. They circle in one, enjoying singing and dancing together. The festival will last around 5 days, it’s quite touching to view this magnificent scene.

Zhouxi and Gulong Lusheng Festival

The small Lusheng Festival will be held at Kaili, Majiang, Danzhai, Leishan etc, then held a large Lusheng Festival at Zhouxi in Kaili city and Gulong at Huangping county which are the grandest in Guizhou. Zhouxi Lusheng Festival will start from 16th to 20th of the first lunar month every year, while Gulong Lusheng Festival will start from 27th to 29 of the ninth lunar month every year. During the festival, people from nearby cities and counties will come to the party, boys will put some wild chicken feathers on his pipe and blow in groups. Thousands of pipes create melodious music and the scene looks so spectacular! Besides, other exciting entertaining activities will take place during the festival, such as bullfighting, drum beating, horse racing, hiking, climbing trees etc. As the development of society, adding modern activities in the festival such as chicken or bird flighting, tug of war, basketball and chess games etc.

Kaili International Lusheng Festival

The first Kaili International Lusheng Festival held in 1999. It combines the essence of the fold customs, integrating national culture, sports, food, technology. Now it has become an important method to communicate culture, attract businesses and investment, develop the economy.