De'e () is a
town
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Origin and use
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under the administration of
Longlin Various Nationalities Autonomous County,
Guangxi,
China, located in the southwest of the county. , it has 15 villages under its administration. It is inhabited by several
ethnic minorities
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, including the
Miao,
Yi,
Gelao, and
Zhuang. Ethnic minorities account for 93.6 percent of the town's population.
Each year, at the beginning of the
lunar new year, the Tiapo Festival (
跳 坡 节; pinyin: Tiàopō Jié; literally "leaping on the hillsides festival"), a Miao festival featuring the music and dance, is held.
Other nationalities living in the area, including the Yi, Gelao, Zhuang, and Han, also participate in this festival.
References
External links
Tiapo festival in De'e
(Chinese)
Towns of Guangxi
Longlin Various Nationalities Autonomous County
Towns and townships in Baise
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