In Wa ethnic villages of Lincang, it is a normal but unique scene that most women smoke as men do. A variety of hand-made smoking pipes impress lots of visitors who try to unveil the mysteries of the Wa tribes.

Smoking pipes, which are among the favourite utensils of Wa ethnic ladies, are never weird for Wa ethnic lasses to wear though remain a big fuss for visitors. Traditionally, a Wa ethnic girl also presents a smoking pipe to a boy as a token of love.

Called “mgraoh si wuad haog” in the Wa ethnic language, the dance of "swinging hair" used to be a kind of self-entertaining dance o f the Wa ethnic girls.

In the Wa ethnic society, girls who have long hair are traditionally deemed beauties. According to the local aesthetics, whoever has the blackest, longest and thickest hair is naturally the most beautiful. After washing their hair, Wa girls get used to comb and swing their hair to dry on balconies or riverside, thus the dance.

In May 2006, the Wa ethnic swinging-hair dance was inscribed into the intangible cultural heritage list of Yunnan Provin·