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Festival in the Expo Garden

This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Sept 22. It is a popular harvest festival celebrated by the Chinese and Vietnamese. It is the date that parallels the autumnal equinox of the solar calendar when the moon reaches its fullest and roundest position. [...]

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Guozhuang Bonfire Dance in Tibet

Guozhuang village is in Qamdo Prefecture, the east of Tibet autonomous region. Guozhuang bonfire dance is the most famous fork dance in Tibet. In the old time, when travelling merchants took rest at night, they built a bonfire cooking teas. After dinner they danced around the bonfire, to escape from the tired from the whole [...]

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Zhuang

The Zhuangs believe in the primitive religion and worship their ancestors. Some of them believe in Catholicism and others in Christianism. The famous festivals include the March Third Singing Festival. Spring Festival The Spring Festival is the most ceremonious festive event for the Zhuangs. Other festivals include Yuangui Festival on July 15, March Third Festival, [...]

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