Miao ethnic girls attend traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. 

A voluntary teacher from Macao tries to play Lusheng, a folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, during traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. 

Villagers perform during traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. 

A villager carries stools to attend a mass banquet in celebration of traditional New Year at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. 

A boy enjoys himself during traditional New Year celebrations at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. 

Voluntary teachers from Macao talk with local villagers at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. 

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 27, 2019 shows villagers attending a mass banquet in celebration of traditional New Year at Dangjiu Miao Village in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 27, 2019. Local Miao people celebrated their traditional New Year in various ways with friends from Beijing, Macao and other places. Once haunted by dire poverty, lives of villagers in Dangjiu Miao Village have been improved since the poverty alleviation measures were taken.