Aerial photo taken on Dec. 27, 2019 shows villagers attending a mass banquet in celebration of traditional New Year at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
People of Miao ethnic group celebrated their traditional New Year in a southern Chinese village.
RONGSHUI, Dec. 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Miao people celebrated their traditional New Year in various ways with friends from many places at Dangjiu Miao Village in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Once haunted by dire poverty, lives of villagers in Dangjiu Miao Village have been improved since the poverty alleviation measures were taken.
Villagers perform during traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Nuo)
Miao ethnic girls attend traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A boy enjoys himself during traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A villager carries stools to attend a mass banquet in celebration of traditional New Year at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A voluntary teacher from Macao tries to play Lusheng, a folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, during traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
