in 大理白族自治州
Benzhu are local protector deities in the Dali area, their worship is a key element of Bai identity.
In the Dali area, almost every Bai village has a Benzhu Temple, the home of a local protector spirit. These protector spirits are mostly historic figures, such as local heros, kings, generals or others who have through good deeds won the adulation of the local population.
Each Benzhu usually has his own festival day, with activities varying greatly from place to place.
Each Benzhu has his own day of worship.
| Name | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 下关海滨村 | Sat, 22. April |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 下关天生桥江风寺 | Sat, 22. April |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理古城小异庄 and 凤阳邑 | Thu, 27. April |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇白米东村 | Thu, 4. May |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 宾川萂中本主庙 | Tue, 16. May |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 凤仪镇千户营本主庙 Fèngyízhèn Qiānhùyíng | Thu, 18. May |
| Benzhu Worship (Midu) 本主节 | 弥渡县石牌村 | Fri, 2. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲寺里村中央寺 | Fri, 2. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 洱源右所村 | Mon, 5. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理喜洲庆洞村 | Sat, 10. June until Sun, 11. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥庆安里村本主庙 | Mon, 12. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 龙龛本主庙 | Sun, 18. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 上阳溪本主庙 | Thu, 22. June |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyi Area) 本主节 | 大理凤仪凤翥村 | Sun, 25. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 凤仪镇乐和村本长村本主庙 | Fri, 30. June |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 宾川黑家邑 | Sat, 15. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 下关福星村深长村本主庙 | Sat, 15. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理苍山神祠 | Tue, 18. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙和平村 | Sat, 22. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理下兑村下丰呈本主庙 喜洲和乐村本主庙 | Sun, 23. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 湾桥上阳溪本主庙 大理马久邑 | Sun, 23. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥头铺本主庙 | Sun, 23. July |
| Benzhu Worship (Eryuan Area) 本主节 | 洱源县炼铁乡石明月村 | Sat, 29. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理南门村本主庙 | Mon, 31. July |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理上关东沙坪 | Tue, 1. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理喜洲河矣江 | Tue, 1. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理上关白马村 | Tue, 1. August until Sun, 6. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理白族自治州 | Tue, 1. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 吉祥村 | Sat, 5. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥镇新邑村古主庄本主庙 | Mon, 7. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥镇双阳村双鸳本主庙 | Tue, 8. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理银桥松鹤里本主庙 | Wed, 9. August until Thu, 10. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 湾桥镇中庄本主庙 | Wed, 9. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理银桥沙票木桩村 | Wed, 9. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | North of Dali | Wed, 9. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理古城生久村本主庙 | Thu, 10. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 沙溪甸头村本主庙 | Fri, 11. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 邓川有所官徳村本主庙 | Fri, 11. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理古城上龙龛 | Fri, 11. August |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇义和上寺 | Sat, 12. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 下关大庄村星庄本主庙 | Mon, 14. August |
| Baijie Festival 柏洁夫人庙会 | 洱源县右所镇柏节本主地母庙 | Wed, 16. August |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇雪梨 | Sun, 20. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇江登 | Tue, 22. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 萂村萂头本主庙 | Thu, 24. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 双廊镇莲花曲村本主庙 | Mon, 28. August |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) 本主节 | 剑川县新华村 | Tue, 29. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲下作邑 | Wed, 30. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 剑川县金花庆华村 | Wed, 30. August |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 挖色康廊村 | Fri, 1. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 挖色寺涧村 | Sat, 2. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大庄本主庙 | Tue, 5. September until Thu, 7. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 上沙坪，上关，花树 | Wed, 6. September |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇凤翔 | Thu, 7. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理绿桃龙母祠 | Thu, 7. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 古生本主庙，下营村本主庙 | Thu, 7. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大庄村 罗久邑本主庙 Dàzhuāngcūn Luōjiǔyì běnzhǔmiào | Fri, 8. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 碧花园本主庙 | Sat, 9. September |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇 | Sat, 9. September |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇草甲 | Fri, 15. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥镇五里桥本主庙 | Sat, 16. September |
| Corpse Recovering Festival 捞尸会 | 大理 | Fri, 22. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理才村村龙凤村本主庙 | Fri, 22. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 邓川腾龙村 | Fri, 22. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥三阳本主庙 | Thu, 28. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县旧州汤邓村 | Thu, 28. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 下关宝林村本主庙 | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 挖色沙漠庙 | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇新生邑 | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理银桥磻溪村本主庙 | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 永兴村天王寺 | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥鹤阳本主庙 | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理石岭村本主庙 | Fri, 29. September |
| General's Cave Festival 将军洞会 | 大理白族自治州 | Fri, 29. September until Sat, 30. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | Various locations | Fri, 29. September |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪阜成村 | Sat, 30. September |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥双阳本主庙 | Sat, 7. October |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇大洞 | Sat, 7. October |
| Benzhu Worship (Dengchuan Area) 本主节 | 洱源县邓川镇右所右北村本主庙 | Sat, 7. October |
| Benzhu Worship on Jiansuo Island 本主节 | 大理海东金梭岛 | Sat, 7. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲北登村 | Sat, 7. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 湾桥镇云峰村小庆洞本主庙 | Wed, 11. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 凤仪镇丰乐村南汤本主庙 | Mon, 16. October |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪南汤天村 | Mon, 16. October |
| Benzhu Worship (Eryuan Area) 本主节 | 洱源县黑谷山村，河头村 | Sun, 22. October |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇下庄村 | Mon, 23. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 凤仪镇江西村芝兰本主庙 | Mon, 23. October |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyi Area) 本主节 | 大理凤仪芝兰村 | Mon, 23. October |
| Benzhu Worship (Eryuan Area) 本主节 | 洱源县玉湖镇沙坝 | Tue, 24. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 湾桥镇内官村 | Thu, 26. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲镇 | Sun, 29. October |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 兆邑本主庙 | Sun, 5. November |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 凤仪镇三哨村石老仁村本主庙 | Mon, 6. November |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪三哨石老人村 | Mon, 6. November |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 洱源县邓川下邑 | Thu, 9. November |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 邓川下邑本主庙 | Fri, 10. November |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大庄本主庙 | Wed, 10. January |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 湾桥镇内官村本主庙 | Wed, 24. January |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲镇 朝阳村 and 荣华村 | Thu, 25. January |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲镇 凤阳村 | Sun, 28. January |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲镇 上关南关村本主庙 | Fri, 2. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 播曲本主庙 | Thu, 8. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县顺荡村 | Fri, 9. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 双廊正觉寺 | Sat, 10. February until Mon, 12. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 洱源县大果村，新登村等等 | Sat, 10. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县大达村 | Sat, 10. February until Wed, 21. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理海东磨房村 | Sun, 11. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu Area) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇雪梨村 | Sun, 11. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 宾川县上沧村 | Sun, 11. February until Wed, 14. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理上关海湖河 | Sun, 11. February until Tue, 13. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡谷大安 | Sun, 11. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 双廊红山庙 and 大建旁本主庙 | Sun, 11. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲河矣城 | Mon, 12. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙大龙村 | Mon, 12. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Eryuan Area) 本主节 | 洱源李子村等 | Mon, 12. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡沽泥盆 | Mon, 12. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 漏邑村本主庙 | Tue, 13. February until Thu, 15. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 双廊红山庙 and 大建旁本主庙 | Tue, 13. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲深江村 及 喜洲中央祠 | Tue, 13. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理海东王龙村 | Wed, 14. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 双廊五星村 | Wed, 14. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪后山村 | Wed, 14. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Baofeng) 本主节 | 云龙宝丰 | Wed, 14. February until Fri, 16. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 上关下沙坪本主庙 | Wed, 14. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡沽泥盆松坪 | Wed, 14. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理剑川县弥沙岩洞村 | Thu, 15. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理 | Thu, 15. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 宾川县上沧村 | Thu, 15. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理上关青索 | Fri, 16. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡白石登 | Fri, 16. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪洞壁村 | Fri, 16. February until Mon, 19. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲上作已, 江尾 | Fri, 16. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪龙翔 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县白石镇云顶村等 | Sat, 17. February until Sat, 24. February |
| Yi Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪白塔中村 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Festival 接本主 | 茅草坪本主庙 | Sat, 17. February |
| Welcoming the Benzhu 接本主 | 挖色镇本主庙 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡丰登 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪浦和村 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡白岩场 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪北汤天村 | Sat, 17. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 喜洲上作已 | Sat, 17. February until Sun, 18. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪丰乐村 | Sun, 18. February |
| Welcoming the Benzhu 接本主 | 大理银桥阳坡村 | Mon, 19. February |
| Welcoming the Benzhu 接本主 | 挖色镇海印本主庙 | Mon, 19. February until Sun, 25. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪米总村 | Mon, 19. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县白石镇云开片 | Mon, 19. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 银桥村本主庙 | Wed, 21. February until Thu, 22. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪新浦村 | Wed, 21. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Binchuan) 本主节 | 宾川鸡足山附近 | Wed, 21. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪白桥村 | Wed, 21. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 下湾桥本主庙 | Thu, 22. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪大江西村 | Thu, 22. February |
| Welcoming the Benzhu 接本主 | 大理 | Thu, 22. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪小白营 | Thu, 22. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 上湾桥本主庙 | Fri, 23. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理周城 | Fri, 23. February until Sun, 25. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪富乐 | Fri, 23. February |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡 | Sat, 24. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 洱源县茈碧乡官营村 | Sat, 24. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县白石镇云顶村等 | Sat, 24. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 吊草村本主庙 | Sat, 24. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪吉祥村白马寺 | Sat, 24. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县箐干坪 | Sat, 24. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理湾桥南庄村本主庙 | Sun, 25. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪东山 | Mon, 26. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理 | Mon, 26. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县白石镇云开片村 | Tue, 27. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥大邑村 | Tue, 27. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪小江西村 | Wed, 28. February |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪慈航 | Thu, 29. February |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 银桥阳坡村富美邑保和村 | Sun, 3. March |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪敬天村 | Sun, 3. March |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理才村挖村本主庙，凤仪上锦场， 银桥阳坡村富美邑保和村 | Sun, 3. March |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 洱源县桥后镇 | Sun, 3. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡石登 | Sun, 3. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyu) 本主节 | 洱源县凤羽镇 | Sun, 10. March until Sat, 16. March |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪大营村 | Mon, 11. March |
| Tuzhu Festival 土主节 | 大理神能庄土主庙 | Mon, 11. March |
| Benzhu Festival 本主节 | 大理阳和庄本主庙 | Mon, 11. March |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪华营班庄村 | Mon, 11. March |
| Dragon King Festival 龙王会 | 大理凤仪云浪龙王庙 | Tue, 12. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Eryuan Area) 本主节 | 洱源汉登村 | Tue, 12. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyi Area) 龙王会 | 大理凤仪许长村 | Wed, 13. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Shaxi Area) 本主节 | 剑川沙溪段家登村 | Thu, 14. March |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理上关马甲邑附近 | Fri, 15. March until Fri, 22. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Area) 本主节 | 剑川县滇南镇南登村 | Sun, 17. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Fengyi Area) 龙王会 | 大理凤仪凤鸣 | Sun, 17. March |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 仁里邑 | Sun, 17. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡淳风邑村 | Sun, 17. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡下窄坡 | Sun, 17. March |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理湾桥北庄村 | Sun, 17. March |
| Benzhu Festival 本主街 | 大理凤仪华营村 | Wed, 27. March |
| Benzhu Worship (Jianchuan Xiangtu) 本主节 | 剑川县象图乡石登村 | Mon, 1. April |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 大理江尾石岩庙 | Tue, 2. April |
| Benzhu Worship 本主节 | 云龙县白石镇大石壁 | Wed, 3. April |
| Benzhu Worship in Jianchuan County 剑川县本主节 | 大理白族自治州剑川县 |
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