Yunnan is China's most beautiful province and YunnanExplorer gives you information you need to explore this exciting region.

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Festival Location

Watersplashing Festival 泼水节

Yunnan's biggest celebrations of the Dai New Year take place in Jinghong, but the festival in Yongping is a much less commercialised and intimate affair.

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Yongping's valley has some of the nicest Dai Buddhist temples in Yunnan. They are the center for the completely un-commercialised festivities which here take place a few days after the normal 13 April.

Next event: 16 April 2013 in Yongping, Jinggu County

Festival Location:

Yongping, Jinggu County