78 dragons celebrate Maolong Festival in Guizhou (1/10)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Seventy-eight dragons took part in the celebration on Tuesday. Maolong Festival, a folk activity for people of the Gelao ethnic group to celebrate the Spring Festival and lantern festival, is listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2006.

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)