Though only receiving primary school education as a child, Xu, 70, a native of Zhujing town in Shanghai's Jinshan District, graduated from the China Academy of Art (CAA) in June with the two art degrees.

Over the past 20 years, Yang carried his equipments with a truck, projecting 3,800 movies for the villagers. He is proud that all the movies were offered free to the public however hard it was.

The 2021 Thai Festival in Kunming kicked off in the Yunnan provincial capital on July 7, the Lesser Heat day on traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

As time went by, the hair-swinging dance had become part and parcel of the Wa social activities: hunting, farming, weaving, harvest, wedding, birth-giving and funerals.

A special music festival was held on June 19 in the tourist scenic area at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain (5,596m), northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang City.