十月太阳历文化园
Show this to your driverChuxiong's Torch Festival: fire ceremony and circle dances in July or August
Chuxiong city
Chuxiong's biggest holiday falls on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month, so the Western date changes every year: 6 August in 2026, 27 July in 2027. On the first night, at the Yi Ten-Month Solar Calendar Cultural Park, bimo priests kindle the sacred fire the old way, by drilling wood. Then the crowd joins hands in rings for the left-foot dance. In 2026 the park's evening program ran for three nights and Yi Ancient Town's events for five days. In the villages, tradition means torches at every door, plus horse racing, bullfighting and wrestling.
What locals sayVisitors who join the rings say dancing around the fire with strangers is what they remember.
- Cost
- Yi Ancient Town free
- Time
- 3 evenings · Mid-Jul to mid-Aug (27 Jul in 2027)
- In Chinese
- 楚雄彝族火把节 十月太阳历文化园
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
