The custom of Champo town

Shang Bo Town's "Rape Flower Cup" Dragon Boat Race is to fully implement the strategy of developing the western region put forward by the CPC Central Committee and the general idea of Lincang County Committee and Government to build "a county with ecological advantages and frontier cultural characteristics". From 2002 to 2004, the Party Committee and Government of Shang Bo Town took development as the theme, market as the guidance, and efficiency as the center, publicized Shang Bo, developed Shang Bo, promoted the construction of small towns and promoted the sustainable development of the whole town. Every dragon boat race is carefully planned, arranged and organized by the town party Committee and government. Town organs are waiters from leaders to general staff. Everyone Qi Xin worked together, was loyal to their duties, and gained the complete success of the dragon boat race with hard work and sweat. Every session, 30,000-40,000 people visit sightseeing and business, and there are hundreds of large and small cars. There has never been an accident, big or small. It has set a precedent for a township to organize large-scale activities and achieve complete success.

In terms of events, the dragon boat races are 400 meters, 800 meters and 2000 meters, and a basketball game was arranged for the first session. Each village committee, town-level organ and county-level unit (County No.2 Middle School) will have a team, and the winners will issue certificates and bonuses.

Business activities include investment fair, material exchange meeting and "food street".

Sightseeing: Print promotional materials of tourist routes and scenic spots, arrange tour guides, organize vehicles and yachts, and provide convenience for tourists to take a boat tour of the reservoir scenery and see 10,000 mu of rape flowers, Kannonji, street buildings, the Buddha Pagoda, the airport, Menghuying, forest farms and other scenic spots.

In terms of culture, special cultural performances were arranged (Yunnan Lancang Beer Group Art Troupe, Lincang Tea Culture Garden Art Troupe and famous singers in the county were invited to perform), bonfire parties were organized to play songs, and calligraphy and painting exhibitions and photo exhibitions were held.

During the "Rape Flower Cup" Dragon Boat Race, Shang Bo was vigorously promoted through various activities such as economy, sports, literature and art, and tourism. , which shows the great changes in Shang Bo's towns and the spiritual outlook of people of all ethnic groups since the reform and opening up, and shows strong local cultural characteristics. Every dragon boat race has attracted nearly one million dollars of business tourism funds and received the expected results.

Dai and Lahu festivals

In addition to the traditional festivals with the Han nationality, the Lahu people in the town also have the Horse Festival in February, and they also pay attention to the "February 8 Festival" and the "Torch Festival on June 24".

Sacrificial ceremonies were held in the forest and under trees, presided over by the person in charge. The whole village will attend. From the first horse day, prepare wine, meat, etc. The second horse day, the festival was officially held. Divide male and female. Draw sacrifices for men and women in the village. Men sacrifice pigs and women sacrifice chickens. Sacrifice a boar and a hen. Sacrifice the sow in public and the rooster in mother. After the sacrifice, the whole village shared it.

The Dai people in the town celebrate the Year of Dai, which is the tenth day after Tomb-Sweeping Day. Historically, it was called "flower arrangement" or "flower picking". Han people often say: "presbyopia is arranged by foreigners" on holidays. The name "Songkran Festival" is not recorded in the history of this town. This is called/kloc-0. After 980, it moved from the Dai settlement to other counties.

In the ancient calendar, July 15 to 10/5 was a closed day, and Buddhists and monks were not allowed to eat or sleep outside. Dai people take turns cooking for them. Old people over 50 go to Myanmar temples to listen to the scriptures.

August 15 is called the Lantern Festival, and there are more than 1000 small lanterns in Myanmar temples. Households take turns lighting lamps for the night. The next morning, light the handle and go home.

On September 30th, a treasure burning festival was held. Every household went to the fields to summon spirits, brought back ears of grain and put them on the ears of rice, and then went to Myanmar Temple to drop water.

From the seventh day to the fifteenth day of the winter month, we use more than 40 trees or two bamboos to hang white cloth and lanterns, and elderly women go to Myanmar temples to light lamps at night. In memory of the death of Sakyamuni's mother.

Half moon festival

Shang Bo people commonly call it "receiving ancestors", that is, "picking up and dropping off" in the first half of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. When to celebrate this festival is not tested. Legend has it that the underworld is on holiday during this time, and the souls of the dead can go home to visit. This section is divided into two ways. First, the elderly who died of illness for less than a year at home are commonly known as "new deceased". Generally, on the first day of July, tea and wine are served on the plate, food is offered outside the door, and ancestors are taken home by chanting. At home, put a table beside the main hall, put flowers and fruits on the table, and light candles. Sacrifice tea and rice on the table for a while before eating, and then eat. I didn't send it until I was fourteen or fifteen. Most people pick it up early in the morning on July 14, and deliver it after dinner or the next night. When sending, set a table of vegetable rice in the yard, and people can eat it after offering it. After dinner, burn paper and incense outside the door, take some vegetables, smash some fruits and throw them outside the door, which means to let the ghost take them away. This section has been handed down from generation to generation.