On the third day of the third lunar month, Guangxi stops work to sing. Sanyuesan celebrates Zhuang song fairs, five-color rice and the singing fairy Liu Sanjie.
Every April, Xishuangbanna erupts in joyful water fights. The Dai Water-Splashing Festival blends Buddhist ritual, New Year renewal and pure celebration.
The Yi Torch Festival turns Liangshan, Sichuan into a sea of flame each summer: wrestling, bullfights, beauty contests and 2,000 years of fire worship.