The Miao people celebrate their traditional New Year festival with a grand parade, attracting thousands of visitors in Leishan, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 19, 2020. /CFP

During the parade, the Miao people display their traditional costumes, music and dance, Miao embroidery, Miao silver and Miao medicine. /CFP

The Miao New Year, the most celebrated festival, is a time to celebrate good harvest, express gratitude, and worship their ancestors. The date of the festival varies from place to place, usually in the period from the ninth to the 11th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. /CFP

As one of the largest ethnic minority groups in China, the Miao has a population of seven million, mainly distributed in southwestern China. /CFP