
On December 5, people of Yao ethnic minority gathered at Panwang Square in Qianjiadong Yao Township, Jiangyong County, singing and dancing joyously to celebrate the annual Panwang Festival.
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and customs of the Yao ethnic minority. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

On December 5, people of Yao ethnic minority gathered at Panwang Square in Qianjiadong Yao Township, Jiangyong County, singing and dancing joyously to celebrate the annual Panwang Festival.
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and customs of the Yao ethnic minority. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

On December 5, people of Yao ethnic minority gathered at Panwang Square in Qianjiadong Yao Township, Jiangyong County, singing and dancing joyously to celebrate the annual Panwang Festival.
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and customs of the Yao ethnic minority. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

On December 5, people of Yao ethnic minority gathered at Panwang Square in Qianjiadong Yao Township, Jiangyong County, singing and dancing joyously to celebrate the annual Panwang Festival.
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and customs of the Yao ethnic minority. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

On December 5, people of Yao ethnic minority gathered at Panwang Square in Qianjiadong Yao Township, Jiangyong County, singing and dancing joyously to celebrate the annual Panwang Festival.
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and customs of the Yao ethnic minority. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

On December 5, people of Yao ethnic minority gathered at Panwang Square in Qianjiadong Yao Township, Jiangyong County, singing and dancing joyously to celebrate the annual Panwang Festival.
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and customs of the Yao ethnic minority. (Photo/Tian Rurui)
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Pang Yuehui
Chinese sources: hunan.gov.cn; hunantoday


