A girl of the Red Yao tribe who lives in a village under Guilin city in Guangxi, puts clothes under the sun to mark the traditional Shaiyi (Drying Clothes) Festival on July 2, 2014. People of the tribe do so because they believe the strong sunlight can help disinfect clothes. [Photo: CNS]
Red Yao Ethnic People in Guilin Celebrate 'Clothes Drying Festival'
The Red Yao tribe is a branch of the Yao ethnic group, and it is a traditional custom for people of the tribe to put clothes under the sun during the festival, which falls on the sixth day of the sixth month on the Chinese lunar calendar.
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