Yunnan Ethnic Villages

Yunnan Ethnic Villages，situated six kilometers south of Kunming，is a 2000 mu theme park bordering on the south by the Dianchi Lake and on the west by the famous Western Mountains Scenic Area.

The famous historical and cultural city of Kunming is in the north of the villages.Each of the 26 ethnic peoples of Yunnan will have a village built on the premises，and there will also be a square symbolizing unity among various ethnic groups，a theatre for the performance of ethnic songs and dances，a folklore museum，and a museum of ethnic waxworks.When completed，the Yunnan Ethnic Villages will become an epitome of Yunnan as a multi-ethnic province，and an immense garden in south Chinese horticultural and landscaping traditions.

Folk Dances in Yunnan

Nobody knows exactly how many folk dances there are in Yunnan.Many believe that there are at least about 300 different dances with hundred names and thousands of dance steps，which categorized by how they dance，could falls into six big groups，namely，dance to drums，dance to songs，dance to strings，dance to lamps and random dances.

Many dances are carried down from generation to generation completely.Most ofthem have been refined，developed and standardized through years of festivals，performances and ceremonies.Being regarded as a live museum of history，the folk dances in Yunnan have been protected and preserved in the different places where the dances originated.

You may appreciate the pure beauty，primitive as Va and Jingpo People’s Dances or refined and graceful as Dai People’s Peacock dance，of the folk dances，and at the same time，get to know a little bit about their history and culture for there are rich social，historical and cultural information behind every dance.

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