Ethnic culture celebrated in southwest China

People perform dragon dance during the Na Cultural Festival, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 10, 2019. The 20-meter-long dragon, with over 1,000 scales on its body, is made of straw. People from various ethnic groups celebrate Na, which is the term commonly used in Guangxi to denote a rice field. The Na festival is celebrated every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, with locals singing, dancing and waving the straw in the fields. [Photo: IC]