Face Painting Festival in Yunnan

Local villagers attend the Face Painting Festival in Qiubei, Yunan Province, on July 18, 2017. Over 1000 local villagers and tourists attended the 1000-year-old traditional event, which is an ancient custom of the Yi ethnic group. Attendees, especially youth, paint each other's faces black with pigments or other materials to express blessings and love. [Photo: Chinanews.com]