Miao People Celebrate Ganqiu Festival

The annual Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was celebrated in Biancheng Town on August 15, 2022. Local people dressed up and attended various traditional cultural events to celebrate the festival, including singing Miao songs, performing Miao drum dance, and playing eight-person swing. In 2016, Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was inscribed as an UNESCO intangible culture item. (Photo/Long Enze)

The annual Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was celebrated in Biancheng Town on August 15. Local people dressed up and attended various traditional cultural events to celebrate the festival, including singing Miao songs, performing Miao drum dance, and playing eight-person swing. In 2016, Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was inscribed as an UNESCO intangible culture item. (Photo/Long Enze)

The annual Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was celebrated in Biancheng Town on August 15. Local people dressed up and attended various traditional cultural events to celebrate the festival, including singing Miao songs, performing Miao drum dance, and playing eight-person swing. In 2016, Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was inscribed as an UNESCO intangible culture item. (Photo/Long Enze)

The annual Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was celebrated in Biancheng Town on August 15. Local people dressed up and attended various traditional cultural events to celebrate the festival, including singing Miao songs, performing Miao drum dance, and playing eight-person swing. In 2016, Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was inscribed as an UNESCO intangible culture item. (Photo/Yu Caihua)

The annual Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was celebrated in Biancheng Town on August 15. Local people dressed up and attended various traditional cultural events to celebrate the festival, including singing Miao songs, performing Miao drum dance, and playing eight-person swing. In 2016, Ganqiu Festival of Miao ethnic group was inscribed as an UNESCO intangible culture item. (Photo/Yu Caihua)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday