Lisu Knife-Pole Meeting in Yangjiang Town (February 8)

On March 5, 2025, Ayan from the west slope of Gualaban in Yangjiang sent a message saying: "It's Daogan Festival on Friday. Come and see! In Yangjiang Ao, I want to see the time for climbing Daogan, from 11:30 to 12:30, climbing Daogan, the time is Friday"

Map navigation: Yangjiang Town People’s Government , you can see it when you arrive.

The following is the official account of Palm River:

"Maidi Village, Yangjiang Town, Yangbi County

Meet Yangjiang - "February 8" Knife Pole Meeting

time:

March 6 to March 8, 2025

Location: "Dayangyun" Expressway Resettlement Site at the Crossroads of Maidi Village, Yangjiang Town

Activity content: Food and snack experience, "cutting tribute vegetables" (group) competition, bonfire singing and dancing, opening ceremony, ethnic intangible cultural heritage performance and "learning to make the country strong" question-and-answer activity, "February 8" intangible cultural heritage performance of walking on a mountain of swords and diving into a sea of fire, ethnic singing and dancing competition, food, drink and shopping raffle, etc.

The Knife Pole Festival is a traditional festival of the Lisu people. It is held on the eighth day of the second lunar month every year and is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Performers perform "climbing the knife mountain" and "going into the sea of fire", showing the spirit of the Lisu people who are not afraid of hardships and dangers, which means eliminating various disasters in the new year.

Eat delicious food, watch intangible cultural performances, participate in ethnic dances, and draw prizes...

We are waiting for you in Yangjiang! See you on February 8th! "

Excerpted from: Palm River