The Nu Fairy Festival in Bingzhongluo, on the 15th of the third lunar month
Bingzhongluo and Pengdang, Gongshan county
The Nu people's biggest celebration after Lunar New Year, also called the Flower Festival, remembers Arong, a girl in local legend who died hiding in a cave from a headman who meant to force her into marriage. It falls on the 15th day of the third lunar month, with the 15th to the 17th a three-day holiday in Gongshan county, so on the Western calendar it moves every year and usually lands in April or early May. Villagers make offerings of flowers and grain at the fairy cave and collect holy water dripping from its stalactites, then spend the days on crossbow shooting, foot races, arm wrestling, songs and bonfire dances that run late into the night. National intangible heritage since 2006, it is staged in Bingzhongluo town, at the Nu heritage hall in Chala village and at the Pamunai fairy cave, with a second programme in Pengdang.
What locals sayRegulars say the evening bonfire dances are the part to stay up for, and that finding a room in Bingzhongluo is the hard part.
- Time
- 1–3 days · 15th–17th of the third lunar month (April or early May)
- In Chinese
- 怒族仙女节（乃仍节）
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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.
