For anyone interested, I heard that the Yao of Xishuanbanna will be celebrating their annual Panwang Jie on the 20th. It will be in Yaoqu, 40K of Mengla-town on the border of Laos. Mengla can be reached from Jinghong by bus (5hrs?), or maybe direct wopu bus from Kunming.

Panhu, which is also called Panwang and Pangu, is the name of a legendary dragonlike dog. Panhu is actually a totem to the Yao people. Many Yao people believe that Panhu is their first ancestor. They worship him and offer sacrifice to him and gradually a particular fete came into being---Panwang Festival.