Buyi ethnic group - people of the rice paddies

Men from the Buyi ethnic group play the suona, a Chinese oboe, during a performance as they greet visitors at Pianpo Village in Kai county, Guizhou province, June 8, 2012. A majority of the population in the village belong to the Buyi ethnic group, who have a long history of growing rice and are believed to be known as "the people of the rice paddies", according to local media. [Photo/Agencies]

A Buyi farmer ploughs a field with a cow at Pianpo Village in Kai county, Guizhou province, June 8, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]