PHOTO / CHINA
Ethnic celebration
Published: Feb 24, 2026 10:42 PM
Two young women take a selfie on February 23, 2026 in the Tieshi Miao and Yi ethnic township in Qianxi county, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. More than 10,000 people gathered to celebrate the annual Flower Jumping Festival, a traditional folk activity of the local ethnic Miao people to celebrate the harvest. It is also an important event for young people to court each other and experience and inherit ethnic culture. Photo: VCG

Two young women take a selfie on February 23, 2026 in the Tieshi Miao and Yi ethnic township in Qianxi county, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. More than 10,000 people gathered to celebrate the annual Flower Jumping Festival, a traditional folk activity of the local ethnic Miao people to celebrate the harvest. It is also an important event for young people to court each other and experience and inherit ethnic culture. Photo: VCG