Top Ten Key Events Kick Off in Hechi City, Fun Guangxi on March 3rd
From April 17 to May 24, 2026, Hechi City will launch ten major cultural and tourism events under the theme "Guangxi March 3rd · Hechi Carnival," covering all counties (districts) in the city. These events integrate mountain songs, intangible cultural heritage, music, food, reading, sports, and ethnic festivals.
【"Guangxi March 3rd · Hechi Carnival" Performance Event】
On April 18, held at Jiangbin Cultural Square in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, representatives from two generations of Liu Sanjie, Tang Peizhu and Zhao Huaxiang, will perform together. Guangxi cultural tourism promotion ambassador Yin Yuexi, international students from Southeast Asia Hechi College, singers of Dong ethnic grand songs from Qiandongnan, Guizhou, Tujia mountain song singers from Hunan, and local intangible cultural heritage inheritors will share the stage, showcasing Liu Sanjie ballads, bronze drums, Liuye Zhuang drums, bamboo drum dances, and original ecological mountain songs from various counties (districts), demonstrating the fusion and coexistence of multi-ethnic mountain song cultures.
【"Mountain and Sea Appointment · Hot Music Waves" Small Town Music Festival】
From April 17 to 19, held in Luocheng, Nandan, and other places, featuring well-known musicians like Hailai Amu and Wai Na. The festival innovatively blends pop stages with intangible cultural heritage elements such as bronze drums, mountain songs, and bamboo clappers, creating an immersive small-town music scene full of both lively atmosphere and artistic sense.
【"Joy for All · Songs Fill Hechi" Community Concert】
From April 17 to 20, staged in layers: On April 18, the Dahua Youth Concert features circle-sharing and light social interaction, covering pop, folk, and band performances; simultaneously, various counties (districts) will hold diverse sessions for teachers, children, and amateur groups. Local brands like the "Muluojia" concert are deeply integrated, bringing music truly into citizens' daily lives.
【"Fragrance of Medicine and Books · A Panorama of Scenery" Charming Hechi Series Exhibitions】
From April 18 to 20 in Dahua, featuring: a traditional Chinese medicine (ethnic medicine) medicinal cuisine exhibition showcasing authentic Hechi medicinal materials and health wisdom; an ethnic unity and progress book exhibition conveying the concept of unity and integration; an art film screening of the classic movie "Liu Sanjie"; and a maximal joy food market gathering flavors from five counties, offering sights, readings, tastes, and flavors.
【"Enter Intangible Heritage · Meet the Most Beautiful" Intangible Cultural Heritage and Folk Activities】
From April 17 to 28, covering Luocheng, Nandan, Donglan, Fengshan, Du'an, Dahua, and other places, focusing on performances of national and autonomous region-level intangible heritage projects such as Mulao ancient songs, Zhuang bronze drum customs, Yao monkey drum dance, and Liuye Zhuang drums. Supporting activities include mountain song duets, ethnic costume fashion shows, traditional sports competitions like chili ball, bronze drum formations parades, and intangible heritage craft interactive experiences, vividly presenting living heritage.
【"Travel Hechi with Sports Events" Sports Activities】
From April 18 to May 17, the whole city will jointly hold more than 20 cultural and sports competitions: Guangxi county-level football super league (home games in Jinchengjiang and Yizhou), "Little Rhino" Guangxi youth basketball super league Hechi station, elderly gateball exchanges, youth Go tournaments, ethnic sports competitions, Tian'e paddleboard and powerboard exhibitions, and more, showcasing vibrant sports energy amid beautiful landscapes.
【"Benefit Travel in Hechi · Better with You" Cultural Tourism Consumption Promotion Activities】
During the March 3rd period, multi-dimensional discounts on scenic spots, accommodations, and experience projects will be offered. Ecological health care, folk festivals, and new cultural tourism scene resources will be integrated to design themed routes such as folk customs, mountain and water sightseeing, and health and wellness travel. Precise promotions will be conducted in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and other cities, bringing the "Pleasant Hechi" to more tourists.
【"Taste All the Flavors of Hechi" Specialty Food Exhibition and Sales Activities】
Simultaneously held in all counties (districts), featuring agricultural specialty product exhibitions and sales, light shows, food contests, and immersive experiences. The Hechi Garden Expo Park light show lights up the night, with flavors from five counties taking turns to appear, allowing visitors to experience Hechi’s local customs through their taste buds.
【"Meet Books Around the Corner · Reading Everywhere in the City" Community Reading Activities】
In conjunction with "April 23 World Book Day," cultural markets, local author sharing sessions, and the "My China New Year" youth essay contest will be held, letting the fragrance of books permeate March 3rd and giving the festival a deeper cultural warmth.
【"Celebrate March 3rd · United as One Family" Event】
Held in late April at Guangxi Modern Vocational Technology College, covering ethnic cultural project displays, "Liu Sanjie" ballad choir competitions, ethnic dish cooking contests, and fine art performances, where youthful energy and ethnic memories converge vibrantly on campus.
With the sound of bronze drums, spring tides surge; where mountain songs fly, all things come alive. On March 3rd, come to Hechi—listen to the loud songs, drink the mellow wine, see the full spring scenery. Along the banks of the Hongshui River, among the bronze drum mountains, at intangible heritage sites and youthful stages, encounter the most authentic, passionate, and united Guangxi festival scene! Come to Hechi and start your unique journey!