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- MARVELOUS OPENING: On November 10, a Miao troupe parades toward the opening ceremony of the Guzang Festival. These performers represent Leishan County (CHEN RAN)
- WIND JOY: A group of musicians from Taojiang Township in Leishan County play lusheng, a wind instrument made of reed pipe. They have performed lusheng shows to foreign countries including France, Germany and Austria (CHEN RAN)
- PERFORM WITH NATURE: Musicians from Nanmeng Village in Leishan County show their wind skills with reed-made lusheng on the way to the ceremony. Nanmeng is known as the "Artistic Home of Lusheng" thanks to a unique local lusheng dance (CHEN RAN)
- UNDER THE RED: Miao representatives from Wenshan County, southwest China's Yunan Province, about 600 km away from Guizhou, show their cultural traditions (CHEN RAN)
- EYE-CATCHING: Miao representatives from Huayuan County, central China's Hunan Province, some 700 km away from Guizhou, parade to the festival spot (CHEN RAN)
- LIFE ARTS: Miao representatives form Zhenning Bouyei and Miao Ethnic Group Autonomous County parade at the festival (CHEN RAN)
- ETHNIC GRACE: Miao representatives from Guiyang City, capital of Guizhou Province, attend to the ceremony (CHEN RAN)
- ELEGANT SHADE: Local representatives from Guanling Bouyei and Miao Autonomous County display distinctive umbrellas at the festival. Guanling County, located in the southwest Guizhou, incorporates twenty-two ethnic groups including Gelao, Yi, Zhuang as well as Han, Bouyei and Miao (CHEN RAN)
- SILVER BURDEN: Local representatives from Guizhou's Danzhai County are present in the festival. Eighteen ethnic groups live in Danzhai, 85.57 percent of whom are Miao. Featuring many cultural and natural heritage, Danzhai is one of the key scenic spots in east Guizhou (CHEN RAN)
- PLAYING TOGETHER: Local Miao representatives from Guizhou's Huangping County. Huangping, in the southeast Guizhou, has a population of 350,000, 62 percent of whom are ethnic minorities (CHEN RAN)
- DRESSED UP: Local Miao ladies from Guizhou's Shibing County (CHEN RAN)
- BIG BREATH: Local Miao people from Guizhou's Majiang County. Majiang is in the upper reaches of the 459-km-long Qingshuijiang River in Guizhou. The county has a population of 218,400 and 80.23 percent is of ethnic minority group (CHEN RAN)
- SUNSHINE COUPLES: Young representatives from Kaili University in Guizhou line up waiting for the festival parade (CHEN RAN)
- LOVELY FACES: Local children of Miao ethnic minority from Leishan County (CHEN RAN)
- WIND SHOWCASING: Miao musicians from Leishan County perform with reed-made lusheng on the way to the ceremony (CHEN RAN)
- WALKING DANCING: Miao ladies from Leishan County show their ethnic dresses and dance (CHEN RAN)
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