永仁县直苴村
Show this to your driverZhiju's Yi costume contest at the Lantern Festival, deep in Yongren
Zhiju, Zhonghe town, Yongren county
Zhiju village holds its costume contest on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, which falls between early February and early March depending on the year. More than a thousand people compete in teams of children, young women, young men and mothers, wearing embroidered jackets, wide 'lantern' trousers and the rooster-comb hats that every woman puts on, and villagers count more than ten thousand spectators on the terraced slope that serves as the grandstand. Locals trace the festival back over a thousand years, though it was revived as a staged event in the late 1980s; it's on Yunnan's provincial intangible heritage list.
What locals sayPhotographers turn out in force, and visitors remember how generously the village looks after its guests.
- Time
- Full day · Lunar 1/15 (Feb–early Mar)
- In Chinese
- 永仁 直苴村 赛装节
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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.
