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| GUANGDONG PROVINCE | |
| One of the earlist opened provinces to the world in China. |
| Photo Story |
| Festival of Snatching God | Photo by : Cai Xiren | ||||||
| At the 21st and 22nd of the second month of lunar calendar, people in Chenghai city of east Guangdong will celebrate the festival by snatching the god figure. After the crazy ceremony, a new figure will be re-built and sent back to the temple. | |||||||
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| The festival day | It is a day of young men. The team for carrying the figure is discussing how to "fight". | Because the men's bodies are coverd by oil, it is really difficult to catch them. But all of people threw themselves into the crazy game. | |||||
| Piaose, Local Art in Taishan City | Photo by : Feng Yaohua | ||||||
| Little boys and girls are dressed up according to the legend, opera or story and carried around the town. The most interesting is the children are "connected" by a invisible steel stick, so it seems they "flying" in the air with the colorful costumes. But it is really hard work not only for the children, but also for the carrier person. | |||||||
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| The town's festival. | It is proud that the children were selected. | We should eating enough before working. | To dress up the girl to a heroine. | ||||
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| The painted shelf. | To the next village | How cool he is! | A short break. | ||||
| Watchtower House in Kaiping Town | ||||
| Yao Ethnic Group of North Guangdong | ||||
| Incense Man | ||||
| Offer sacrifice to the God of Chaoshan | ||||
| Centennial Parade | ||||
| World Heritage |
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