Miao people celebrate traditional festival

Students of the Miao ethnic group jump with handicrafts they made to celebrate the 8th Day of the 4th Lunar Month Festival in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, April 28, 2012. The Miao people gather annually to celebrate the festival which falls on the 8th day of the 4th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the death of an ancient hero of the Miao ethnic group. The gala has become a way to promote local tourism and the economy. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Students draw pictures on boji, flat round articles made of bamboo and used for drying grain, to celebrate the 8th Day of the 4th Lunar Month Festival in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, April 28, 2012. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]