Lots of red appears during Yao festival in Guangxi

Women of the Red Yao ethnic group hang their traditional colorful clothes in the sun in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sunday. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

A variety of Yao ethnic traditions were part of the Liuyueliu festival celebration on Sunday in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. It was the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

On this special day, the women of the Red Yao people in Dazhai village had a joyful gathering during which they showcased their red costumes, combed their long hair, demonstrated how to make folk costumes and held a mass wedding.

The Liuyueliu festival is also widely known as sun clothes day — a day that local women hang their brightly colored costumes, mostly red, in the sunlight by the window, creating a feast for the eyes.

Women of the Red Yao ethnic group display their long hair to tourists on Sunday in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. It was the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

During the events, hundreds of Red Yao women untied their hair buns and combed the surprisingly long hair, which often extended to their lower legs.

Near the Longji terraced fields, a traditional wedding ceremony was held. The terrace of Arcadia green and the newlyweds and their bridal procession in bright red added radiance to each other and made a breathtaking picture.

Last year, Dazhai village was named Best Tourism Village by the United Nations World Tourism Organization, attracting many international tourists. Therefore, for Longsheng county, the Liuyueliu festival is not just for the Yao ethnic group but stands as an iconic event to show the fruits of China's rural revitalization.

Women of the Red Yao ethnic group demonstrate how to weave cloth that is then used to make their traditional costumes in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

Women of the Red Yao ethnic group hang their traditional colorful clothes in the sun in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sunday. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

A variety of traditions of Yao people were on display as part of the Liuyueliu festival celebration in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sunday — the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

A variety of traditions of Yao people were on display as part of the Liuyueliu festival celebration in Longsheng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sunday — the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. [Photo by Pan Zhixiang for chinadaily.com.cn]