Guilin Longsheng Folk Festival Red
Longsheng Autonomous County is a multi-ethnic, red Longsheng Yao Yao is a branch of the Red Yao women love to wear their own clothes woven of red, so called red Yao. Lunar month every year five or eighth day of April will Surabaya Township of Red Yao compatriots, also known as red Yao compatriots annual red section.
Red Day is Longsheng Hong Yao compatriots unique national festival, has a long history. During the early Yuan Dynasty, Hong Yao compatriots in the annual Lunar New Year Ides this day, men and women dressed in festive costumes, the production of own shoulder all the burdens of local products, groups of twinning festivities held on the street came the tears, the required exchange year household items and agricultural production supplies.
On this day the unmarried youth the opportunity to sing folk songs, blowing Konoha, elegant beautiful love song to Meet tryst loved one. Red Yao compatriots sing and dance, folk sports top bamboo bar, sa tug of war, hit the flag and other public very interesting. Red Yao women love women flaxen hair, the hair was black and shiny and very long. Red Yao girls love Bimei, not only pretty, but also to have culture, good words good song, beauty of the soul. Therefore, the folk song, inspired by the long jump, sports, than long hair, comment Walled flower, the red section rich, very active.
The annual festival was held in Red Walled Carolina (Surabaya township) or held in the Dragon mountain. With the development of tourism, red festival has become a window to show their Longsheng to the outside world and develop into a festival for Yao, Miao, Dong, Zhuang and other ethnic minorities.