Folk Festival Unfolds in Rural Hunan

Editor:谭婕倪
Source:enghunan.gov
Updated:2023-05-30 08:57:23

A rice seedling transplantation competition is held during the sixth Farming Folk Culture Festival held on Sunday in Paidang village of Maogou township in Baojing county of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province. [Photo by Long Enze/For chinadaily.com.cn]

The sixth Farming Folk Culture Festival kicked off on Sunday in Paidang village of Maogou township in Baojing county of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, attracting lots of nearby residents and tourists.

Following the tradition of "opening seedlings' gate", local people carried out a series of folk activities and fun sports, such as transplanting rice seedlings, drinking, tug-of-war and catching fish in a paddy field.

As one of the characteristic farming cultural activities in Maogou, the event aims to show farming culture, folk customs and rural beauty as well as to pray for good weather and an abundant harvest.

The sixth Farming Folk Culture Festival is held on Sunday in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province. [Photo by Long Enze/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A tug-of-war takes place at the sixth Farming Folk Culture Festival on Sunday in Paidang village in Hunan province. [Photo by Long Enze/For chinadaily.com.cn]

The sixth Farming Folk Culture Festival is held on Sunday in Paidang village of Maogou township, in Baojing county of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province. [Photo by Long Enze/For chinadaily.com.cn]