Members of the Miao ethnic group in traditional dress take part in a tiaoyue performance — dance under moonlight — in Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, on Monday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Tiaoyue is customarily performed by the Miao people between the first and the 15th day of the first lunar month to pray for a good harvest and prosperity. QIAO QIMING / FOR CHINA DAILY |