The first day of the sixth lunar month, falling on July 18 this year, is the traditional folk custom parade day in Baisha Town, Changning City, Hengyang. Villagers held long dragons high and paraded around villages to pray for a bumper harvest and prosperity. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

The first day of the sixth lunar month, falling on July 18 this year, is the traditional folk custom parade day in Baisha Town, Changning City, Hengyang. Villagers held long dragons high and paraded around villages to pray for a bumper harvest and prosperity. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

The first day of the sixth lunar month, falling on July 18 this year, is the traditional folk custom parade day in Baisha Town, Changning City, Hengyang. Villagers held long dragons high and paraded around villages to pray for a bumper harvest and prosperity. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

The first day of the sixth lunar month, falling on July 18 this year, is the traditional folk custom parade day in Baisha Town, Changning City, Hengyang. Villagers held long dragons high and paraded around villages to pray for a bumper harvest and prosperity. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday