Yao ethnic group celebrates traditional clothing festival in S China’s Guangxi

Photo taken on July 11, 2024 shows Yao women performing traditional ethnic dances during the Clothing Drying Festival, which lands on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In Dazhai Village, Longji Town, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, south China’s Guangxi Province, local Yao people gathered to celebrate the festival with activities such as drying colorful clothes, folk parades, long hair styling, and demonstrations of Yao clothing craftsmanship. The vibrant Yao customs attracted numerous domestic and international tourists and photography enthusiasts. (Pan Zhixiang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 11, 2024 shows Yao women drying floral clothes and skirts on stilt houses during the Clothing Drying Festival, which lands on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In Dazhai Village, Longji Town, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, south China’s Guangxi Province, local Yao people gathered to celebrate the festival with activities such as drying colorful clothes, folk parades, long hair styling, and demonstrations of Yao clothing craftsmanship. The vibrant Yao customs attracted numerous domestic and international tourists and photography enthusiasts. (Pan Zhixiang/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on July 11, 2024 shows Yao women performing ethnic dances during the Clothing Drying Festival, which lands on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In Dazhai Village, Longji Town, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, south China’s Guangxi Province, local Yao people gathered to celebrate the festival with activities such as drying colorful clothes, folk parades, long hair styling, and demonstrations of Yao clothing craftsmanship. The vibrant Yao customs attracted numerous domestic and international tourists and photography enthusiasts. (Pan Zhixiang/Guangming Picture)