A woman combs her hair at the Huangluo village of the Yao ethnic group in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The Yaos, with a population of 2.13 million, live in mountain communities scattered over 130 counties in five south China provinces and one autonomous region.
The Zhuang ethnic minority is China's largest minority group. Its population of 16,178,811 approaches that of Australia.
For the Danu Festival, a traditional festival of the Yao people, many people dressed in their holiday best to call on friends and relatives and exchange greetings with them.
Guangxi, also called Ba Gui (a large number of osmanthus trees), is known for its splendid culture and beautiful scenery.
Fans of Rapunzel may be amazed to find out that she is not only real, but there's more than one of her and they're all Chinese. Xu Lin reports.
In Jinxiu county of Guangxi province, the Yao ethnic group has the custom of eating fried beans during the Awakening of Insects.
The Baikuyao is a sepcial branch of the Yao ethnic group in southwest China with a population of about 30,000.
Bama Yao autonomous county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was established in 1956. The local authority conducted a population census and was stunned by the result: Of a population of 130,000, there were 15 people aged more than 100 and dozens aged above 80.
Guangxi cuisine is light, but not as light as Cantonese food; it is spicy, but not as spicy as Sichuan cuisine. It is most renowned for its unique treatment of venison.
The Jing ethnic group lives on three small islands on the southern tip of a peninsula in Dongxing city in southwest.
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