Young girls of Miao ethnic group perform "Lusheng" (a reed-pipe wind instrument) dance during the "Kedao" Cultural Festival at Shibing County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 11, 2012. "Kedao", or inscribed bamboo wood, developed into a type of singing style among the Miao people, who sing with bamboo sticks inscribed with lyrics in hand. "Kedao", as a sign of recording, has been listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Feng Li)
Young girls of Miao ethnic group play "Lusheng", a reed-pipe wind instrument, during the "Kedao" Cultural Festival at Shibing County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 11, 2012. "Kedao", or inscribed bamboo wood, developed into a type of singing style among the Miao people, who sing with bamboo sticks inscribed with lyrics in hand. "Kedao", as a sign of recording, has been listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Feng Li)
People carry the board with music scores recorded in the form of "Kedao" to attend the "Kedao" Cultural Festival at Shibing County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 11, 2012. "Kedao", or inscribed bamboo wood, developed into a type of singing style among the Miao people, who sing with bamboo sticks inscribed with lyrics in hand. "Kedao", as a sign of recording, has been listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Feng Li)
Pan Jiaxiang, an authority on studies on culture of Miao ethnic group, explains the music scores recorded in the form of "Kedao" during the "Kedao" Cultural Festival at Shibing County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 11, 2012. "Kedao", or inscribed bamboo wood, developed into a type of singing style among the Miao people, who sing with bamboo sticks inscribed with lyrics in hand. "Kedao", as a sign of recording, has been listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Feng Li)
