Lots of red appears during Yao festival in Guangxi

Women of the Red Yao ethnic group hang their traditional colorful clothes in the sun in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sunday. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

A variety of Yao ethnic traditions were part of the Liuyueliu festival celebration on Sunday in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. It was the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

On this special day, the women of the Red Yao people in Dazhai village had a joyful gathering during which they showcased their red costumes, combed their long hair, demonstrated how to make folk costumes and held a mass wedding.

The Liuyueliu festival is also widely known as sun clothes day — a day that local women hang their brightly colored costumes, mostly red, in the sunlight by the window, creating a feast for the eyes.