People of Miao ethnic group attend a parade to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

TAIJIANG, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage, the Miao Sisters Festival kicked off in Taijiang County of southwest China's Guizhou Province on April 20 and lasts until May 5 this year.

The Miao Sisters Festival, regarded as the ethnic Miao's folk Valentine's Day, is held annually around the 15th day of the third lunar month according to the lunar calendar in China.

People of Miao ethnic group attend a parade to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

A participant carrying "sisters' rice" with an egg attends a parade to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Women of Miao ethnic group prepare for a parade to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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