Zhaolong Festival celebrated in Miao Village in SW China's Guizhou

Photo taken on March 17, 2024, shows Miao compatriots gathering together, playing and dancing with Lusheng, and parading in full dress in Xiaodanjiang Miao Village, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. On the Zhaolong Festival, which occurs once every 13 years, the Miao people pray for good weather, good crops, happiness and well-being in the coming year. (Yang Wenshu/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 17, 2024, shows Miao compatriots gathering together, playing and dancing with Lusheng, and parading in full dress in Xiaodanjiang Miao Village, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. On the Zhaolong Festival, which occurs once every 13 years, the Miao people pray for good weather, good crops, happiness and well-being in the coming year. (Yang Wenshu/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on March 17, 2024, shows Miao compatriots gathering together, playing and dancing with Lusheng, and parading in full dress in Xiaodanjiang Miao Village, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. On the Zhaolong Festival, which occurs once every 13 years, the Miao people pray for good weather, good crops, happiness and well-being in the coming year. (Yang Wenshu/Guangming Picture)