Yao People Celebrate "Taoliaogui" Festival

On August 6, Yao people staged singing and dancing performances to celebrate the traditional "Taoliaogui" festival at Chongmudang Village, Huxingshan Yao Township, Longhui County. "Taoliaogui" festival is one of the grandest and most solemn traditional festivals for Huayao people. It has a history of over a thousand years and was selected as an intangible cultural heritage item of Hunan Province in 2009. Photo by Teng Zhizhong

On August 6, Yao people staged singing and dancing performances to celebrate the traditional "Taoliaogui" festival at Chongmudang Village, Huxingshan Yao Township, Longhui County. "Taoliaogui" festival is one of the grandest and most solemn traditional festivals for Huayao people. It has a history of over a thousand years and was selected as an intangible cultural heritage item of Hunan Province in 2009. Photo by Teng Zhizhong