China News Service, Pu'er Mojiang, May 3rd (Chai Jing, Wu Jiangmei) Twins team, twins bicycle team, cowhide drum team... On the 2nd, from China, Russia, Sri Lanka, the United States, Thousands of pairs of twins from 14 countries and regions including Argentina gathered in Mojiang, Yunnan Province, the "City of Twins", to participate in the 18th Mojiang Tropic of Cancer International Twins Festival and Hani Sun Festival Twins Parade.
The picture shows the scene of the twins’ customs parade in Mojiang, Yunnan. Photo courtesy of Mojiang County Media Center
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, southwest China, is the only Hani Autonomous County in China, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through the city. The sacred Hani culture and the magical return culture gave birth to the mysterious twin culture of Mojiang. Currently, there are more than 1,200 pairs of twins in the county, and the twin birth rate reaches 8.7‰, which is 4.35 times the world average probability of 2‰.
Since 2005, the county has held 17 International Twins Festival and Hani Sun Festival, attracting more than 16,000 pairs of twins and more than 4 million tourists from more than 40 countries and regions.
This year’s Mojiang Tropic of Cancer International Twins Festival and Hani Sun Festival has planned more than 20 exciting activities such as the Twins Parade and the new Hani Long Street Banquet to increase the opportunities and frequency of interaction between twins and tourists, and enhance tourists’ sense of participation and experience. At the same time, activities such as farming culture experience and food tasting are simultaneously carried out in various towns and villages, allowing tourists to experience the unique rural culture, national culture and mysterious "twin" journey.
The picture shows twin sisters from abroad participating in the Twins Parade. Photo courtesy of Mojiang County Media Center
The float becomes a stage and the street becomes a theater. At the scene, thousands of domestic and foreign pairs of twins performed talent shows on floats and frequently interacted with the audience.
In the eyes of the Russian twins Golebo and Mark, "Twins are inherently miracles of nature. We can get to know twins from all over the world in the miracle city of Mojiang. This is the miracle of miracles."
The picture shows the twins interacting frequently with the audience on the float. Photo courtesy of the Media Center of Mojiang County
"The people of Mojiang are very enthusiastic, the Hani ethnic culture can be seen everywhere, and the climate is also great." For the twin brothers Zhang John and Zhang Yowen from Henan Province who came to Mojiang for the first time, this trip to Mojiang was a great one. A unique twin culture experience trip. After feeling Mojiang's enthusiasm, the brothers said they would come again in the future.
In recent years, rooted in Hani ethnic culture and unique resources such as twin culture, unique twin phenomena such as visiting twin gardens, tasting twin wine, and looking at twin trees have become new travel choices for many tourists. According to reports, Mojiang will receive a total of 5 million tourists in 2023, with tourism revenue exceeding 6 billion yuan.
"When traveling to Mojiang, you can not only eat Hani delicacies, but also visit the twin garden, drink twin water, taste twin wine, and sleep in twin beds." Wang Juan, a tourist from Guangxi, said that the peculiar twin phenomenon, rich flavor The twins' amorous feelings made her look forward to this trip to Mojiang. (End)
