Yao People Celebrate Mud-washing Festival

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on June 27, shows villagers and tourists participating in a fish-catching activity in a pond. That day, the annual "Mud-washing Festival" of the Yao ethnic group was held at Goulan Yao Village, Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County. Villagers prayed for a bumper harvest during the festival, and many tourists from afar joined the celebration to savor Yao culture. The event helped inject cultural vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

Chinese source: hunantoday