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Torch festival celebrated in Liangshan Prefecture
Publication time:2010-07-22  | Author:beley工作室
The photo taken on August 15, 2009 shows a general view of the torch festival in Xichang city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan province. [Xinhua]
The photo taken on August 15, 2009 shows a general view of the torch festival in Xichang city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan province. [Xinhua]
People dance around the bonfire during the torch festival in Xichang, capital of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, August 15, 2009. The festival is also called the Oriental Valentine
People dance around the bonfire during the torch festival in Xichang, capital of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, August 15, 2009. The festival is also called the Oriental Valentine's Day as young people approach and court their favored ones during the public dancing and singing. It is one of the nation's top 10 festivities for its minority ethnic groups. [Xinhua]
The photo taken on August 15, 2009 shows a general view of the torch festival in Xichang city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan province. [Xinhua]
The photo taken on August 15, 2009 shows a general view of the torch festival in Xichang city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan province. [Xinhua]
People dance around the bonfire during the torch festival in Xichang, capital of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, August 15, 2009. [Xinhua]
People dance around the bonfire during the torch festival in Xichang, capital of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, August 15, 2009. [Xinhua]
Text from:[Xinhua] editor: 阿着地 |  announcer: beley工作室