Miao ethnic group celebrates Miao New Year in SW China's Guizhou

Miao women participate in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Miao people participate in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

An aerial drone photo shows Miao people participating in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Miao people participate in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Miao people are pictured in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Miao women participate in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

An aerial drone photo shows Miao people participating in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Miao people participate in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

A Miao woman participates in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

An aerial drone photo shows Miao people participating in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Miao people participate in a celebration activity of traditional Miao New Year in Leishan County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 12, 2026. Tens of thousands of Miao people gathered in the county on Thursday to celebrate the Miao New Year through grand parades, intangible cultural heritage displays, and Lusheng antiphonal singing. In 2008, Miao New Year was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)