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HAIKOU, China, April. 19, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

April 14, 2021 is the third day of the third month in the Chinese lunar

calendar which is also a traditional festival of the Li and Miao ethnic groups.

Changjiang Li Autonomous County, located in the northwest of Hainan Free Trade

Port, has held a series of activities to attract tourists across China to

experience the customs of the Li and Miao ethnic groups in Hainan.

According to the Changjiang Media Convergence Centre, on April 15 to 16,

Changjiang Li Autonomous County also held the Li and Miao original ecological

folk song antiphon, Li brocade and Miao embroidery skill competition, ethnic

bonfire night, Wangxia Township - Li Hua Li tourism experience, pottery

experience, etc.

The annual "Sanyuesan" is a cultural custom handed down for thousands of years

by the Li and Miao people in Hainan which is a traditional festival for them to

mourn their ancestors, celebrate the new birth, praise life, eulogize heroes

and pursue love among young men and women.

Changjiang Li Autonomous County, as the main venue of 2021 Hainan Li and Miao

traditional festival "Sanyuesan" celebration activities, held interesting

sports on April 14, park entertainment, hitting coconut with stick and other

ethnic minority traditional sports, attracting a large number of tourists to

enjoy with cheering.

Changjiang is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and unique culture of

ethnic minorities in Hainan. In Changjiang, you can not only enjoy Changjiang

Qiong Opera, Li folk songs and the unique local culcure -- village songs, but

also visit the 205 scenic spots. Among them, Changjiang Rainbowstone Bay and

Bawangling Natural Reserve are listed in the 17 key scenic spots in Hainan. In

addition, there are the Qiantie Cave, a human site of 20,000 years ago, the

Boat House Tribe in Hongshui Village of Wangxia Township, the Emperor Cave, the

Temple of King Junling, the Ancient City of Changhua, etc.

Source: Changjiang Media Convergence Centre

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