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Guides Related Journeys Guizhou Ethinic Minority Chinese Spring Festival Tour
Trip Schedule: Feb. 13 - 20, 2010
No. of participants: Min. 6 - Max. 15
Trip Cost: RMB 8000/person (includes round trip airfare from Shanghai)
Registeration Deadline: Feb. 5th, 2010
the magical sounds of the different mountain tribes as they sing non-stop throughout the festival; village hopping in Zhaoxing; sampling of the simple and yet delicious local foods
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Trip Introduction:
The spring festival is the most important festival of the year in China. Different regions have different ways of celebrating the festival. If you think that it is only about fireworks and making dumplings, then think again! This year, we’ll head off to southeastern Guizhou to experience a unique and colorful celebration of the Spring Festival with full ethnic flavors!
The landscape of SE Guizhou is characterized by lush mountains crisscrossed by free-flowing rivers. Most of Guizhou’s hill tribes dwell in the high mountains in the southeast that stretches from Kaili up to the border of northern Guangxi. Due to its isolated location within the hills, many of the tribal villages are still able to retain their unique cultures and traditions. On top of the spring festival, they also celebrate many other festivals that are unique to their own cultures with great fanfare. One thing standard among these celebrations are that that there will not be short of singing, dancing, and showing-off of their most elaborate and colorful costumes. We will encounter mostly Miao and Dong tribal groups on this journey. Even within the same ethnic groups, you will discover that they differ from each other somewhat in terms of dress, dialect, and customs. It is certain that the journey will leave you with much new insight into the lives of China’s different ethnic groups.