Weibao Mountain Pilgrimage and Singing Festival

Weibao Mountain Pilgrimage and Singing Festival is from 1st to 15th of February of Chinese calendar every year. While the people of each nationality in the neighboring area wear own race clothing, keeping in mind the pleased mood to the Visiting Mountain Meeting in the Weibao Mountain to attend the meeting. The civil hole of Wei Mountain gives ancient and grace musical performance in each palace, increasing the charming color to the famous mountain and ancient temple.

Weibao Mountain Pilgrimage and Singing Festival is from 13th to 14th of February of Chinese calendar. The address is the Dage Field of Weibao Mountain. The people of Yi Nationality in near villages wear the gorgeous race clothing, take the musical instruments such as Gusheng etc., gather in the Dage Field, round the circles, hold the singing activity, they sing the love and the happy life. The people of Yi Nationality worship the ancestors in Xunshan Palace and hold the singing activity for celebrating Xinuluo from 14th to 15th of January of Chinese calendar every year.

Weibao Mountain was ever the farmland of the ancestor of Nanzhao, Xi Nuluo, who took refuge from Ailao Mountain to Mingshechuan and planted in Wei Mountain. According to the demise of King Zhangle Jinqiu of Jianning State, he founded Great Meng Kingdom and called himself King Qijia. Later, his descendants unified five Zhaos and established the brilliant government of Nanzhao in southwest China.

Weibao Mountain is one of famous Taoist mountains in China. According to the historical books, in Han Dynasty, Taoist Meng You (elder brother of Meng Huo) began to preach Taoism here. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Taoists in Wudang Mountain of Hubei and Qingcheng Mountain of Sichuan moved to Weibao Mountain and built more than Taoist temples, such as Zhunti Pavilion, Ganlu Pavilion, Bao’en Hall, Xunshan Hall, Wenchan Palace, Zhunjun Pavilion, Laojun Hall, Yuhuang Pavilion, Sanhuang Hall, Pavilion of Kwan-yin, Kuixing Pavilion,Doulao Pavilion, Sanqing Hall, Daoyuan Hall, Yunhe Hall, Peihe Tower, Hanzhen Tower, Hall of Mammon, Hall of Third Princess and Changchun Cave. This made Weibao Mountain the sacred Taoist site and there were hundreds of Taoists.