Performers of Miao ethnic group dance to celebrate the Miao's New Year in
Leishan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 11, 2011. According to
the traditional calendar of the Miao ethnic group, Nov. 11 marks the first day
of the new year. In 2006, the celebration of Miao's New Year was enlisted as one
of Chinese national intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)