What are the traditional customs of Yunnan? Where in Yunnan does the Nansan belong?

Contents of this article

1. What are the traditional customs in Yunnan?

2. Where in Yunnan does Nansan belong to?

3. Which county in Yunnan is the kingdom of wild mushrooms in the world?

What are the traditional customs in Yunnan?

The traditional custom of Yunnan is the Water Splashing Festival, which is one of the most influential, largest and most attended festivals among the ethnic minorities in Yunnan. Xishuangbanna is a Dai ethnic group settlement area, and there are "Water Splashing Festivals" in various places throughout the prefecture. Among them, the "Water Splashing Festival" held in Jinghong City every year is the largest and most grand.

Singing duets is a traditional way for many young people of ethnic minorities in Yunnan, and it is also a way to celebrate festivals.

The Yi, Dai, Bai, Achang, Lisu, Jingpo, Yao and other ethnic groups in Yunnan all have the custom of bride kidnapping, which usually occurs when men and women are prevented from freely falling in love and getting married.

During the Water-Splashing Festival every year, young Dai men and women dress in festive costumes and stand in two rows facing each other. The girl throws a flower bag to the boy she likes. If the boy is interested, he pretends not to take the flower bag, happily admits defeat, gives the gift to the girl, and both leave to express their true feelings.

Where in Yunnan does Nansan belong to?

Nansan belongs to Zhenkang County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province. It is located in the southwestern border of Yunnan Province, the west of Lincang City, and the middle section of the China-Myanmar border. Nansan Town is connected to Muchang Township in the east, Mengding Town in Gengma County in the south, Kokang County in Shan State, Myanmar in the west, and Fengwei Town and Mengdui Township in the north. It is the political, economic, cultural and commercial center of the county.

Nansan Town is located at the southern end of the Hengduan Mountains. It belongs to the low-mid valley area in southwestern Yunnan. It is located in the southwestern border, a low-latitude mountainous area, close to the Tropic of Cancer.

Nansan Town is one of the three border townships (towns) of Zhenkang County and the second largest De'ang ethnic group settlement in China. It is 884 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming and 329 kilometers away from Lincang.

The tourist attractions in Nanshan Town include: Nanshan Transnational Karst Cave Tourist Area, Nanshan Reservoir, Nanshan Observation Deck, Tanghedong Paleolithic Site, Baiyan Village Tree-wrapped Stone, Xuangan Village Big Ancient Tree, etc.

Which county in Yunnan is the kingdom of wild mushrooms in the world?

The kingdom of wild mushrooms in the world is Nanhua County in Yunnan. In Nanhua, there are more than 290 known edible wild mushroom species, and the annual reserves of wild mushroom resources reach more than 10,000 tons. Nanhua County is the most important wild mushroom production area and the largest wild mushroom trading center in the country.

In 2020, the wild mushroom distribution and trading volume in Nanhua County reached 8,887 tons, with a transaction volume of 798 million yuan and a comprehensive output value of nearly 3 billion yuan.

The “Top Ten Famous Mushrooms of China”: Matsutake, truffle, morel, chanterelle, red mushroom, dry mushroom, chicken mushroom, boletus, pine lactarius, and hazel mushroom are all distributed in Nanhua County.

Nanhua County is known as the "World Wild Mushroom Kingdom", "China's Wild Mushroom Hometown", "China's Walnut Hometown", "Yunnan High-Quality Tobacco Base" and "International Bird Road".