
A girl of the Yi ethnic group walks through the flowers in the Guizhou Baili Azalea National Forest Park in Qianxi County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 28, 2008. An azalea festival scheduled to last one month opened here on Friday. (Xinhua Photo)

Actors perform breathtaking programs during the opening of an azalea festival in Qianxi County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 28, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

People of the Yi ethnic group carry the sacrifice during the ceremony of worshiping a original flower goddess on the opening of a azalea festival in Qianxi County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 28, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Young men of the Yi ethnic group blow horns during the ceremony of worshiping a original flower goddess on the opening of a azalea festival in Qianxi County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 28, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Girls of the Yi ethnic group (F) hold vases in both hands during the ceremony of worshiping a original flower goddess on the opening of a azalea festival in Qianxi County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 28, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)