People celebrate the Sama Festival in the Sanbao Dong Village in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 18, 2012. The Sama Festival, an ancient traditional festival commemorating the woman ancestors of Dong ethnic group, was listed as one of China's state intangible cultural heritages in 2006. The festival of this year will last till Dec. 20.

 

Women from Dong ethnic group perform in the opening ceremony of the Sama Festival in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 18, 2012. The Sama Festival, an ancient traditional festival commemorating the woman ancestors of Dong ethnic group, was listed as one of China's state intangible cultural heritages in 2006. The festival of this year will last till Dec. 20.

 

A woman from Dong ethnic group takes rice wine to celebrate the Sama Festival in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 18, 2012. The Sama Festival, an ancient traditional festival commemorating the woman ancestors of Dong ethnic group, was listed as one of China's state intangible cultural heritages in 2006. The festival of this year will last till Dec. 20.

 

People from Dong ethnic group dance in the opening ceremony of the Sama Festival in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 18, 2012. The Sama Festival, an ancient traditional festival commemorating the woman ancestors of Dong ethnic group, was listed as one of China's state intangible cultural heritages in 2006. The festival of this year will last till Dec. 20

 

People celebrate the Sama Festival in the Sanbao Dong Village in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 18, 2012. The Sama Festival, an ancient traditional festival commemorating the woman ancestors of Dong ethnic group, was listed as one of China's state intangible cultural heritages in 2006. The festival of this year will last till Dec. 20.

  

Source:Xinhua