Qiang New Year Festival
As the only qiang autonomous county in southwest china s sichuan province beichuan has rich tourism resources and is full of distinctive qiang cultures.
Qiang new year festival. Students of qiang ethnic group perform dance at a square in beichuan qiang autonomous county southwest china s sichuan province nov. Qiang new year festival is the traditional festival of the qiang ethnic minority in sichuan province. Urgent safeguarding list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity 2009 url.
It falls on the first day of the tenth lunar month on the chinese calendar. November 14 is the new year s eve for qiang ethnic people boys and girls from beichuan qiang autonomous county celebrate the festival with qiang songs and welcome guests from around the country with fire dragons dances. The qiang new year festival held on the first day of the tenth lunar month is an occasion for the qiang people of china s sichuan province to offer thanks and worship to heaven for prosperity reaffirm their harmonious and respectful relationship with nature and promote social and family harmony.
A series of activities in celebration of the new year of the qiang ethnic group kicked off in beichuan on saturday. Chinese new year ho si qiang new age 2018 preview song time celebration. Sichuan the qiang people one of china s 56 ethnic minorities are at risk for extinction especially their annual new year festival where they give thanks for prosperity and their harmonious lives.
The qiang new year festival held on the first day of the tenth lunar month is an occasion for the qiang people of china s sichuan province to offer thanks and worship to heaven for prosperity reaffirm their harmonious and respectful relationship with nature and promote social and family harmony. During the festival qiang people pray to the seities for harvest and prosperity show their respect to nature and thus enhance social and familial harmony. The qiang new year festival held on the first day of the tenth lunar month is an occasion for the qiang people of china s sichuan province to offer thanks and worship to heaven for prosperity reaffirm their harmonious and respectful relationship with nature and promote social and family harmony.
It is on the first day of the tenth month of the traditional chinese calendar.