People daub each other with clay made of natural material, to express wishes of health and happiness.
Tourists and the local Va ethnic people cover others with clay during a carnival at the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2009. During the 4-day festival, people daub each other with clay made of natural material, to express wishes of health and happiness. [Photo: Xinhua]
Tourists and the local Va ethnic people cover others with clay during a carnival at the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]
People covered with clay take a shower during a carnival at the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]
Two girls of the Va ethnic group are seen covered with clay during a carnival at the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]
People are seen covered with clay during a carnival at the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2009.[Photo: Xinhua]
People are seen covered with clay during a carnival at the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2009. [Photo: Xinhua]