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On the third day of the third lunar month, Dong girls in southwest China's Baojing Dong Village get up early in the morning, bursting with excitement. With the help of their mothers and grandmothers, they put on beautifully embroidered blue costumes glimmering with a metallic sheen and style their hair in elaborate updos for the Sanyuesan Festival, one of the most important days of the year in Zhenyuan County. CGTN reporter Idah Waringa and digital reporter Zhang Xiaohe visited a Dong village to experience this unique tradition.
On the third day of the third lunar month, Dong girls in southwest China's Baojing Dong Village get up early in the morning, bursting with excitement. With the help of their mothers and grandmothers, they put on beautifully embroidered blue costumes glimmering with a metallic sheen and style their hair in elaborate updos for the Sanyuesan Festival, one of the most important days of the year in Zhenyuan County. CGTN reporter Idah Waringa and digital reporter Zhang Xiaohe visited a Dong village to experience this unique tradition.