Slideshows Yunnan · Dali · Eryuan
Fengyu Old Town 凤羽古镇

Black Dragon Fair Folk Play
黑龙会戏曲表演

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On occasion of the Black Dragon Fair near Fengyu, villagers perform a traditional folk play.

Black Dragon Fair
黑龙会

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The Black Dragon Fair 黑龙会 is a folk worship event in Zhuangshang village 庄上村 near Fengyu 风羽.

Fengyu Benzhujie
风羽本主节

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Every year on the first day of the second lunar month, the statues of the Benzhu are brought into Fengyu to "inspect" the old town.

Fengyu Torch Festival
凤羽火把节

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The Torch Festival in Eryuan's Fengyu region is a small neighbourhood affair.

Fengyu Bai Wedding Customs
凤羽白族婚俗

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Bai weddings in Eryuan's Fengyu still follow a strict traditional ritual rich with meaning.

Xueli Benzhu Festival
雪梨接本住

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Receiving the Benzhu on the second day of the New Year in a Xueli 雪梨 village near Fengyu, Eryuan County 洱源县凤羽镇.

Fengxiang Paper Charms
凤翔甲马

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For New Year, Bai paper charms, called 甲马, are commonly pasted over doorways and shrines in Fengxiang (Fengyu, Eryuan)

Qingyuan Cave Temple Fair
青源洞庙会

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Once a year, on lunar June 13th, the Bai gather at the spring that feeds Fengyu 凤羽 valley.