{"id":41715,"date":"2026-02-25T09:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41715"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:04:46","slug":"hundred-bird-dress-festival-celebrated-in-south-chinas-guangxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41715","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hundred-bird dress\u2019 festival celebrated in south China\u2019s Guangxi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The traditional \u201chundred-bird dress\u201d festival was held on Tuesday in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Liuzhou City, located in south China\u2019s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.<\/p>\n<p>People from various ethnic groups donned festive attire to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Women wore traditional Miao costumes adorned with silver headdresses, while men performed on the lusheng, a reed-pipe wind instrument, as participants sang and danced together.<\/p>\n<p>Read: Nine days, billions spent: China&#8217;s Spring Festival sparks consumer frenzy<\/p>\n<p>The \u201chundred-bird dress,\u201d crafted from bird feathers, is regarded by the local Miao community as a symbol of good fortune.<\/p>\n<p>The centuries-old celebration is part of the cultural heritage of the Miao ethnic minority, one of China\u2019s recognised ethnic groups, and is typically held during the Lunar New Year period.<\/p>\n<p>The festival centres on the ornate \u201chundred-bird dress\u201d \u2014 traditionally handcrafted with colourful embroidery and feather-like patterns \u2014 which symbolises happiness, prosperity and harmony with nature in Miao folklore.<\/p>\n<p>Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Guangxi is known for preserving Miao traditions, with similar folk events drawing visitors each year.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural officials say such festivals play an important role in safeguarding intangible heritage while also boosting local tourism and rural incomes, as performances of lusheng music, traditional dances and costume displays attract both domestic and international tourists.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional \u201chundred-bird dress\u201d festival was held on Tuesday in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Liuzhou City, located in south China\u2019s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. People from various ethnic groups donned festive attire to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Women wore traditional Miao costumes adorned with silver headdresses, while men performed on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}