Dong villagers celebrate Spring Festival with folk traditions in C China's Hunan

Photo taken on Feb 20, 2026 shows villagers celebrating the Spring Festival with a "Homecoming of Married Women" cultural event at Daping Village, Pingtan Township, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province. Activities included greeting guests with antiphonal singing at the village gate and festive parades. (Li Shangyin/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Feb 20, 2026 captures Dong women in traditional attire offering "blocking-door wine" to guests during the Spring Festival celebration at Daping Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, central China's Hunan Province. (Li Shangyin/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Feb 20, 2026 shows villagers parading joyfully during the Spring Festival event at Daping Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, central China's Hunan Province. (Li Shangyin/Guangming Pictures)