People of the Dong ethnic group celebrated the Sama Festival in Sanbao Dong Village in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday. /Xinhua Photo

Sama was the name of a heroine in the ancient maternal society of the Dong people. /Chinanews Photo

The Sama Festival is the oldest and the grandest traditional festival to exist in the ethnic group, and held to commemorate their ancestor. /Chinanews Photo

In 2006, the Sama Festival was listed as one of the first national intangible cultural heritages in China. /Xinhua Photo