As a special ethnic gathering in Longsheng, Guilin, Guangxi Region, the Yao ethnic gathering praise their Red Dress Celebration each year, which has advanced for a long history effectively since Yuan Line.

The Yao young ladies lean toward wearing their independent red garments during the celebration, thus the name of Red Dress Yao Ethnic Gathering, in addition, and Yao young ladies are attached to collapsing their dark long hair all through their entire life. It’s a custom for Longshen Yao ethnic individuals to get together for commending their yearly celebration in Zaina or at the foot of Longji Mountain, during which they dress in their best dress and take their strengths to the market available to be purchased.

The Yao ethnic individuals are great at singing and moving, and various society sports exercises are held during the celebration, including long-drum dance, choice of town excellence, long-hair contest, back-and-forth and bamboo butting, through which the Yao ethnic individuals better know each other.

For the single people in Longsheng, Red Dress Celebration capabilities as Valentines’ Day, which is a chance for them to track down their future spouses or husbands by playing harmonica and singing in an antiphonal style, and they will remain closely connected into the waterway for sentiment in the event that they are satisfied with each other.

With the improvement of nearby the travel industry in Longshen, Red Dress Celebration has turned into a window for Longshen to speak with outside world, which serves not just as a blissful day for Yao individuals, yet additionally for Miao, Dong, Zhuang and other ethnic minorities.

• Celebrated: June
• Location: Guilin