Benzhu Worship 本主节

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