Yunyan celebrates traditional Sanyuesan Festival

The 11th Sanyuesan Ethnic Cultural Festival was held in Yanghui village of Yunyan district, Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on April 11, attracting nearly 10,000 people from various ethnic groups.

The 11th Sanyuesan Ethnic Cultural Festival of Yanghui village in Yunyan district attracts many guests. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

This year's Sanyuesan Ethnic Cultural Festival underwent a comprehensive upgrade, incorporating Yunyan district's first rural art festival and the first Miao ethnic group music concert, among other activities.

In the morning, the Sanyuesan tiaohuachang event was staged, with over 30 performance groups presenting fashion shows, dances, choruses, tai chi, martial arts, and musical instrument performances.

Miao women dressed in traditional Miao clothes dance on stage. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

A folk experience activity was also held. Miao girls sang Miao songs while holding traditional Miao wine, welcoming guests with a unique Miao ritual.

Following the melodious reed pipe music, guests and local minorities joined hands, singing and dancing together, participating in traditional folk activities such as throwing embroidered pouches, cockfighting, bird fighting, and making sticky rice cakes.