![People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
A black face festival kicked off in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province, on Wednesday. It\'s a traditional festival for Yi ethnic minority during which people spread soot from the bottom of the pot on their faces to drive away ghosts and disasters. It has a history of more than 1,000 years.](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/20/31b397b146324117abefea12bfbf5246.jpg)
People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
A black face festival kicked off in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province, on Wednesday. It's a traditional festival for Yi ethnic minority during which people spread soot from the bottom of the pot on their faces to drive away ghosts and disasters. It has a history of more than 1,000 years.
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People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
![People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/20/35070227c91c463c9158cd508bd08cd9.jpg)
People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
![People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/20/601f5399a7624a3fbe76cda9eb6d89da.jpg)
People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
![People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/20/535b555adaac44c8a628c3d379694c9c.jpg)
People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
![People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/20/ae31f594cbc14f758f4201d8f8701e6e.jpg)
People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)
![People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/20/f511c5afa38a4f4cabcb798d3e6cb40f.jpg)
People celebrate black face festival in Qiubei county, Yunnan Province. (Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)