Locals and tourists are getting drenched and loving it in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Water-Splashing Festival is a centuries-old Dai ethnic group tradition that's gone full-on tropical party. CGTN's Yang Jinghao wades into the chaos in Xishuangbanna, where getting soaked is not just allowed – it's basically mandatory. And as it turns out, all this water is doing more than just cooling people off. It's also heating the local tourism industry.

(Xishuangbanna Converged Media Center contributed to the report.)