Holidays and festivals
Torch Festival
A major festival for the Bai and the Yi minorities around Shaxi, it is held every year on the 25th day 24th for the Yi people of the 8th month on the lunar calendar. The local villagers will light torches and big barn fires everywhere, and dance and sing around the fires. The Gregorian calendar dates for Taizihui Holiday from year 2010 to 2015 are: August 5 2010, September 22 2011, October 10 2012, September 29 2013, September 18 2014, October 7 2015
Taizihui Holiday
The biggest religious holiday in Shaxi, it is held every year on the 8th day of the second month on the lunar calendar. The Gregorian calendar dates for Taizihui Holiday from year 2010 to 2015 are: March 23 2010, March 12 2011, Feburary 29 2012, March 19 2013, March 8 2014, and March 27 2015.
Cycling
The Shaxi Valley and its numerous villages is a great place to explore on a bicycle. A day spent riding on the small single-track trail between green farm fields can yield many surprises and hidden gems.