Intangible cultural heritage items with hundreds of years of history are an important part of an ethnic group's spiritual legacy. They can inspire pride and express key values unique to a particular ethnic group.
The villagers who lived in Wendou village, an ethnic Miao village in Southwest China's Guizhou province, have lived in the forest for more than 500 years.
Guizhou Minzu University, in Guizhou province, celebrated Songkran Festival, a water festival, on April 14, for overseas students from Southeast Asian countries.
People of the Dong ethnic group take part in a group singing and dancing activity in Baoli Village of Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 3, 2014.