The final round of the year's Duan Festival, the most important annual celebration for China's Shui ethnic group, recently took place in Sandu Shui Autonomous County of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The event drew locals and tourists alike to the mountainous region to watch thrilling horse races.

Horse racing is the centerpiece of the Duan Festival, which marks the harvest and welcomes the new year on the traditional Shui calendar. This year's festival runs from October 1 to November 15.