Shangsi Festival, the Double Third, once rivalled Qingming. Riverside purification, floating wine cups, Wang Xizhi's Lanting gathering and its Zhuang revival explained.
In Taijiang, Guizhou, the Miao Sisters' Meal Festival uses coloured rice, silver headdresses and hidden tokens to conduct courtship. Called Asia's oldest Valentine's Day.
Nadam Fair fills Inner Mongolia's summer grasslands with wrestling, horse racing and archery. A UNESCO-listed festival with 13th-century roots and a living purpose.
Xiaonian, China's Little New Year, falls on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month. Inside the Kitchen God ritual, the sweet sticky candy, and the great clean.