TheChineseEthnicCulturePark,alsoknownastheChinaEthnicMuseum,inBeijing,featuresalargeareadevotedtothecultureofmanyofthecountry鈥檚56ethnicgroups.Thepublichaveanopportunitytoexperiencethesinginganddancing,traditionalhousingandartofthesegroups.OneofthemostpopularperformancesisasampleoftheWaterSplashingFestivaloftheDaiethnicminorityfromXishuangbannaDaiAutonomousPrefectureinYunnanProvince,whichgetthecrowdswetandinmerryspirits.Thewatersplashingishistoricallylinkedtoreligiouspurification.
PhotographerFranciscoLittle