The Chiyou Worshipping Festival is a big annual celebration for ethnic Miao villagers in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Two ethnic Miao women play traditional Miao instruments during the Chiyou Worshipping Festival on December 8 in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo/Huang Xiaohai]

Every December 8, the ethnic Miao people in Danzhai county will dress up and hold a grand worship ceremony.

Villagers watch the performance during the Chiyou Worshipping Festival on December 8 in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo/Huang Xiaohai]

Chiyou was a tribal leader of the ancient Nine Li tribe. He is best known as the tyrant who fought against the Yellow Emperor during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era in Chinese mythology. Ethnic Miao people draw their ancestry from Chiyou.

Two ethnic Miao women dress up to attend the Chiyou Worshipping Festival on December 8 in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo/Huang Xiaohai]

Danzhai county's Chiyou Worshipping Festival has made the list of Guizhou Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritages.