New Year Festival

The Miao people celebrate Miao New Year in Rongshui Miao autonomous county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, on December 21, 2019 (CHINA DAILY)
The Miao people celebrate Miao New Year in Rongshui Miao autonomous county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, on December 21, 2019 (CHINA DAILY)
The Miao people celebrate Miao New Year in Rongshui Miao autonomous county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, on December 21, 2019 (CHINA DAILY)
The Miao people celebrate Miao New Year in Rongshui Miao autonomous county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, on December 21, 2019 (CHINA DAILY)
The Miao people celebrate Miao New Year in Rongshui Miao autonomous county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, on December 21, 2019 (CHINA DAILY)

Thousands of tourists gathered at Shuanglonggou scenic area to celebrate a big festival of the Miao ethnic group.

The Miao people have the tradition to perform dances and play lusheng, a folk instrument, to celebrate Miao New Year in late December, in Rongshui Miao autonomous county of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, South China. In 2019, the festival fell on December 21.

Built as part of a relocation program of the county, the scenic area is home to hundreds of immigrants who moved there last year and 140 of them now work for the scenic area, which has received 700,000 tourists since its opening in 2018.