Huadeng 花灯 "Flower Lantern" is a kind of local folk opera, combining folk song, dance and dialect, with the topic frequently modern life such as dating. Traditionally Huadeng is performed during Spring Festival, but now relatively rare. Huadeng has been recognized as intangible cultural heritage of Binchuan county. This is a performance of the county Huadeng Troupe, performing "Three Matchmakers" 三个媒人.
This set of pictures was taken near 宾川县拉乌乡核桃谷. The next Walnut Valley Culture Festival 核桃古文化节 is on Sun, 19. May 2024.