CHINA-GUIZHOU-SHIQIAN-MAOLONG-DRAGON DANCE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SHIQIAN-MAOLONG-DRAGON DANCE (CN)

Xinhua
27 Feb 2026, 19:15 GMT+

(260227) -- SHIQIAN, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend a parade during the "Maolong Festival" of Yilao ethnic group in Shiqian County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2026. The Maolong Festival, a folk activity for people of the Yilao ethnic group to mark the Spring Festival and the lantern festival, was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. The centerpiece of this festival is the Maolong, or "hairy dragon," found only in Shiqian. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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