Shi Baoshan Song Festival is a grand national traditional festival in the Bai area, which is held from July 27th to August 1 day of the lunar calendar. It is famous for its endless stream of tens of thousands of people going up the mountain to sing at will, which has been passed down from generation to generation and is known as the "Bai Song City". Jianchuan White Tone, which is popular in song clubs, has been included in internationally famous folk songs.
During the Song Festival, Bai people from Jianchuan, Eryuan, Dali, Lijiang, Lanping and other counties and cities gathered here from all directions, and while visiting the ancient mountain temple, they opened their voices and sang freely. On the mountain trail in Fiona Fang for more than ten miles, tourists are weaving, like the three-stringed sound of resentment, and melodious tones come and go, echoing each other and floating around Lin Mang day and night.
Playing strings and singing songs has always been a clever way for Bai youth to seek intimate partners through songs, and the song meeting has naturally become their most public social occasion. By understanding each other's songs, competing talents and pouring out their hearts, every lyric is so simple and pure, which is thought-provoking. Whenever there is a wonderful duet, onlookers immediately gather around, and people get perfect artistic enjoyment from it. Many young men and women have established a century-old friendship through duets.
Naturally, young people are not the only ones singing to each other in the mountains, regardless of gender and age. As long as they come to the mountain, they will stretch their voices to the extreme. Old people think that singing white tunes at concerts can bring happiness and good luck, or they make a wish to the gods at home on weekdays. In order to ensure peace in Qinghe and Hebei, they have to sing hundreds of songs, so singing songs has become their wish. Most middle-aged people express their feelings and show their minds and talents through songs. Jianchuan tune is the most popular tune in the song club, which is popular in the dialect area of central Dali, with three strings or blowing leaves. The lyrics are all in the traditional format of the white poem "3715", and the meter is strict, so it is not allowed to be out of tune.
On the basis of mastering traditional folk songs, excellent singers face the situation at that time and improvise, often with witty remarks that touch people's hearts. Once diamond cut diamond answered questions and sang for days and nights regardless of the outcome. Therefore, Shi Baoshan Song Festival is not only a grand gathering for Bai people to express their feelings and praise their lives, but also a bridge for the exchange and inheritance of folk arts.
Baoxiang Temple is the main venue of Shi Baoshan Song Festival. Baoxiang Temple is called "Yunnan Hanging Temple", where there are rugged rocks and winding mountain springs, and many precious temples are built on cliffs. At the foot of the mountain, there is a platform opposite to Little Square. During the song festival, it became a market dedicated to the song festival. There are many vendors and a wide variety of small commodities, especially snacks and local specialties, which provide great convenience for people's leisure and entertainment, and also set off a strong festive atmosphere.
In the evening, this street became the venue for a bonfire party. Young men and women performed the "Xianglong" unique to Shi Baoshan and danced the overlord whip dance. Tourists from all regions also compete to perform, sing and laugh, and merge into a sea of joy.