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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
Seventy-eight dragons took part in the celebration on Tuesday. Maolong Festival, a folk activity for people of the Gelao ethnic group to celebrate the Spring Festival and lantern festival, is listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2006.
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)
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People of the Gelao ethnic group perform dragon dance to celebrate the Maolong Festival in Shiqian County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)