Lusheng Festival
E708024
free-reed wind instrument
intangible cultural heritage practice
traditional Chinese folk instrument
traditional festival
The Lusheng Festival is a traditional celebration of the Miao people in China, featuring vibrant folk dances, music played on the lusheng reed-pipe instrument, and communal rituals that express ethnic identity and cultural heritage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lusheng Festival canonical | 3 |
| Lusheng festival | 1 |
| Lusheng music | 1 |
| Lusheng pipe music | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8006503 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lusheng Festival Context triple: [Miao people, majorFestival, Lusheng Festival]
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A.
Miao New Year
Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
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B.
Baishou festival
The Baishou festival is a major traditional celebration of the Tujia people, featuring group dancing, ritual performances, and songs that recount their history and cultural heritage.
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C.
Phu Day Festival
Phu Day Festival is a major Vietnamese spiritual and cultural celebration honoring the Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh with traditional rituals, processions, and folk performances.
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D.
Tujia Sheba Festival
The Tujia Sheba Festival is a traditional Tujia ethnic celebration in China featuring ancestral worship, folk songs, dances, and rituals that express gratitude for harvests and communal well-being.
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E.
Poy Sang Long festival
The Poy Sang Long festival is a traditional Shan Buddhist ceremony in which young boys are ornately dressed and ceremonially ordained as novice monks in a colorful, multi-day community celebration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lusheng Festival Target entity description: The Lusheng Festival is a traditional celebration of the Miao people in China, featuring vibrant folk dances, music played on the lusheng reed-pipe instrument, and communal rituals that express ethnic identity and cultural heritage.
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A.
Miao New Year
Miao New Year is a major traditional festival of the Miao people, marked by ancestral worship, singing, dancing, bullfighting, and other communal celebrations that usher in the new year according to the Miao calendar.
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B.
Baishou festival
The Baishou festival is a major traditional celebration of the Tujia people, featuring group dancing, ritual performances, and songs that recount their history and cultural heritage.
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C.
Phu Day Festival
Phu Day Festival is a major Vietnamese spiritual and cultural celebration honoring the Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh with traditional rituals, processions, and folk performances.
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D.
Tujia Sheba Festival
The Tujia Sheba Festival is a traditional Tujia ethnic celebration in China featuring ancestral worship, folk songs, dances, and rituals that express gratitude for harvests and communal well-being.
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E.
Poy Sang Long festival
The Poy Sang Long festival is a traditional Shan Buddhist ceremony in which young boys are ornately dressed and ceremonially ordained as novice monks in a colorful, multi-day community celebration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free-reed wind instrument
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intangible cultural heritage practice ⓘ traditional Chinese folk instrument ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Miao people ⓘ |
| audience |
local community
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Miao people ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
community cohesion
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courtship and matchmaking ⓘ expression of ethnic identity ⓘ transmission of cultural heritage ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Miao culture ⓘ |
| danceFeature |
circle dances
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line dances ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bullfighting
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communal rituals ⓘ costume display ⓘ courtship activities ⓘ drum performance ⓘ folk dance ⓘ horse racing ⓘ lusheng music performance ⓘ market fair ⓘ singing ⓘ social gathering ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as part of local intangible cultural heritage in China ⓘ |
| languageContext | Miao languages ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | lusheng ⓘ |
| mainMusicalInstrumentInstanceOf | lusheng ⓘ |
| musicFeature |
antiphonal singing
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polyphonic lusheng ensembles ⓘ |
| region |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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linked to:
Guangxi Province
Guizhou Province ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ Southwest China ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
ancestor worship rituals
ⓘ
nature worship elements ⓘ |
| socialRole |
display of wealth and craftsmanship
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inter-village communication ⓘ youth socialization ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
often held after harvest
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often held around Lunar New Year period ⓘ |
| typicalDress |
embroidered garments
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silver ornaments ⓘ traditional Miao costumes ⓘ |
| usedIn | Lusheng Festival ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentType | reed-pipe instrument ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lusheng Festival Description of subject: The Lusheng Festival is a traditional celebration of the Miao people in China, featuring vibrant folk dances, music played on the lusheng reed-pipe instrument, and communal rituals that express ethnic identity and cultural heritage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lusheng Festival
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