PeopledressedinethniccostumesattendaculturalcarnivalinGuiyang,southwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,May18,2024.(Xinhua/LuoFei)GUIYANG,May20(Xinhua)--Movedbythecheerfulrhythmofasonganddressedinherownethniccostume,ChenChuanqian,alongwithmanyothersfromdifferentethnicgroups,sanganddancedinGuiyang,capitalofsouthwestChina'sGuizhouProvince.At9:30a.m.onSaturday,thousandsofethnicminoritypeoplefromalloverGuizhougatheredandparadedinGuiyang.Althoughsoftrainfellfromtimetotime,people'senthusiasmtoparticipatewasnotatalldampened.BothsidesofthemainparaderoadrunningfromZhonghuaNorthRoadtowardsthefountainwereswarmingwithpeople,whowerecheeringandshoutinginexcitement.Ethnicminoritypeopledressedindifferentethniccostumesassembledonaparadesquare,blowingatraditionalmusicalinstrumentknownasaLusheng,banginggongsanddrums,singinganddancing,andcreatingaunique"ethniccarnival"fortensofthousandsofspectatorsalongtheroutefollowedbytheparade.Chen,aged23,fromthecityofBijieinGuizhouProvince,performedinthe"FlowerSeaBijie"sectionofthecarnival.MostperformersinthissectioncamefromNayongCounty,HezhangCounty,andWeiningCounty,andwereYiandMiaopeople.TheydemonstratedtheYibelldance,Miaorollingbeadsandotherformsofintangibleculturalheritage.ZhuShengji,aged10,participatedintheMiaorollingbeadsperformance.ThisisoneoftheLushengdanceshandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationbythe"LittleFlowerMiao,"abranchoftheMiaoethnicgrouplivinginNayongCountyandafewotherplaces.TheMiaorollingbeadsperformancecombinesLushengplaying,danceandacrobatics.WhileplayingtheLusheng,Zhuandhisbuddiesalsotumbledandevenperformeddifficultliftingmaneuvers,anddespiteasomewhatslipperyroad,theyperformedwellandwonapplausefromthecrowd.ThereareseveralchildrenofaboutthesameageasZhuintheNayongCountyrollingbeadsarttroupe."Overtheyears,thecountyhasvigorouslypromotedethniccultureinschools,andmoreandmorepeoplearelearningtherollingbeads,"saidYangYanrong,whoistheperformanceinstructor.Yangaddedthattherollingbeadperformancewasthisyeartakentotheprovincialcapitaltogivemorepeopleabetterunderstandingofthecultureandartof"LittleFlowerMiao,"whichisverymeaningful.Theparaderoutestretchedover2kilometersinthecentralurbanareaofGuiyangandservedasa"mobilesgrandstage"forshowcasingdiverseethniccultures.HuXiaohua,aresidentofGuiyangwhowasatthefrontofthecrowd,arrivedatthefountainasearlyas8a.m.Whilerecordingthegrandparadebyusingherphones,shealsosangalongloudlyasthemusicplayed."I'm56yearsoldthisyear.Seeingsuchagrandeventinthecentralurbanarea,I'mparticularlyimpressed,"shesaid.Huaddedthatthisparadehadassembleddistinctiveethnicculturesfromacrosstheprovince,providingeveryoneinattendancewithacolorfulfeastofethniccultures.LocatedinthesouthwestofChina,GuizhouProvinceisabundantintourismresources,featuringattractivenaturalecologyandrichethniccustoms.GuizhouboastsinternationallyrenownedsitessuchasHuangguoshuWaterfallandLiboSevenSmallArches,aswellasdiverseformsofethnicintangibleculturalheritage.ThegrandparadecelebrationheldinGuiyangwasapartofthecountdowncityrelayforChineseTourismDay,whichfallsonaSundaythisyearandisorganizedbytheMinistryofCultureandTourism.CarnivaldirectorTangHuangexplainedthatthisevent,themedaroundethnicunityandcollectivecelebration,notonlyfocusedonshowcasingthecolorfulethnicculturesofGuizhou,butalsoaimedtoletmorepeopleseethenewopen,confident,andvibrantsideofGuizhou.TuYuanyuan,adanceteacheratGuizhouUniversity,participatedinafusionofethnicsongs,dancesandmotorcycles.Thisparadeinvolved100coolmotorcyclesmovinginneatrowswhilecarryinggirlsdressedinMiaocostumes,drawingmuchattentionintheprocess."Thiskindoffusionofethnicityandfashionnotonlyallowseveryonetoseedifferentformsofpresentationofethnicculturebutalsoaimstoshowcasetheyouthfulandvibrantspiritofethnicminorities,"Tusaid.PeopledressedinethniccostumesattendaculturalcarnivalinGuiyang,southwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,May18,2024.(Xinhua/LuoFei)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.