Buckwheat Festival 荞菜节

Thursday, 16. May 2024 in Xinzhai, Malipo County

The Bailuo Yi 白倮彝 are a very small group living on the border of Malipo and Funing County near Xinzhai and Puyang respectively. They wear some of the most elaborate costumes in Yunnan. At the beginning of the fourth lunar month is their annual festival.

Festival held according to lunar calendar on 农历4月初2. There is another component to calculate this date!