Zhuzhu Festival, also known as Danu Festival, is the most important traditional festival for the Yao ethnic group, falls on June 23 this year.

A woman of the Yao ethnic group shoulders colorful eggs as a celebration of Zhuzhu Festival. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua]

People of the Yao ethnic group in Dahua Yao autonomous county, Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, celebrated the festival to welcome the beginning of local New Year.

A group of young Yao women perform traditional Yao dancing to celebrate the Zhuzhu Festival. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua]

A wide range of activities were organized for the 3-day celebrations, including folk custom and culture performances, spinning top, cross-bow shooting, and some competitions, all of which displayed the profound cultural riches and spiritual features of the Bunu Yao ethnic group.

Traditional drum performance is taken to the stage to celebrate the Zhuzhu Festival. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua]