Yao people kick off Lunar New Year celebration (5/6)

People of Yao ethnic group set off firecrackers during the Agu Festival at the Liuduan village in Jinxiu Yao autonomous county, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Feb. 15, 2015. Yao people in the village, built during Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), usually observe the festival on the 27th or 28th day of the 12th lunar month, also the start of celebrations of Lunar New Year. (Photo: China News Service/ Luo Shan)