4. Tibetan Shoton Festival

Dates: August (from the end of the sixth month to the early part of the eighth month of the Tibetan calendar)

Place: Lhasa, Tibet

Activities: The Shoton Fesival is also known as the Yogurt Banquet Festival. During the festival, religious follows will display a large picture of the Buddha under the sun, traditional Tibetan opera will be performed and various materials fairs will be held. Tourists can also visit southern Tibet.

5. Yueyang International Dragon Boat Festival

Dates: June 10-14

Place: South Lake in Yueyang, Hunan Province

Activities: The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, in commemoration of Qu Yuan, a great poet of ancient times. During the festival, people hold dragon boat races, eat zongzi (a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves), drink local wines and hang up Artemisia argyi. Over 20 teams from the United States, Canada, Australia and countries throughout South East Asia and other parts of the world participate in dragon boat races. Dragon boat folk performances are shown as well.

6. Mt. Wutai International Tourist Month

Dates: July 25-August 25

Place: Taihua Town, Wutai County, Shanxi Province

Activities: Mt. Wutai is one of four famous Buddhist mountains in China. In the sixth lunar month every year, a mule and horse fair is held here. During the festival, there are Buddhist activities, folk recreational activities and mule and horse exchange fairs.

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