Dong People Celebrate Dong New Year Festival

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Liu Qiang and Xu Jiahua)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Liu Qiang and Xu Jiahua)

The photo shows Dong people making Ciba, a kind of round-shaped glutinous rice cake, during the Dong New Year Festival celebrations at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Liu Qiang and Xu Jiahua)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Yin Xuping)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Yin Xuping)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes enjoying a get-together feast to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Yin Xuping)

The photo shows Dong girls making Ciba, a kind of round-shaped glutinous rice cake, during the Dong New Year Festival celebrations at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Chen Junyu)

The photo shows Dong girls sharing Ciba with tourists during the Dong New Year Festival celebrations at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Chen Junyu)

The photo shows Dong girls having a video call with their family and friends during the Dong New Year Festival celebrations at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Chen Junyu)

The photo shows Dong girls carrying festive foods to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival celebrations at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years,the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Chen Junyu)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Shi Menglei)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Shi Menglei)

The photo shows Dong people dressed in festive costumes singing and dancing to celebrate the Dong New Year Festival at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. In recent years, the county has taken Dong New Year Festival as a platform to host various cultural and tourism experience activities such as folk custom performances, specialty food sharing, and agricultural product promotions. These activities aim to give tourists a close-up experience of the distinctive charm of the culture of Dong ethnic group. (Photo/Shi Menglei)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday