A group of Yi Chinese gather in the village of Haiping on Dec. 21, 2016 to celebrate the Yi New Year festival. Haiping is located in Liupanshui, Guizhou province. As the most important traditional festival for the Yi ethnic group, Yi New Year is celebrated around the winter solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year. (Chinanews.com/He Junyi)