Guangxi Ethnic Minority Groups Marks "San Yue San" Festival 2015

San Yue San 三月三, the third day of the third lunar month in Chinese lunar calendar, is the most important festival celebrated by people of many of the ethnic minority groups in southwest China. It falls on Tuesday 21nd April in 2015.

For the second year running, a public holiday has been announced in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. So, Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd will be work free. Guangxi becomes a sea of songs and dancing during the festival.

The festival, also known as 上巳节, is celebrated mostly in the countryside with party of songs, dancing and sports. Bull-fighting, horse-fighting and cock-fighting is also enjoyed by many people.

These activities can best be seen around the various villages of Sanjiang and Rongshui counties in the north of Liuzhou Prefecture. The fighting is best not seen.

 The festival, attracting tens of thousands of local residents and tourists from both at home and abroad.