Folk customs, specialty food displayed on slow trains in SW China's Guizhou
Updated: January 20, 2025 07:35Xinhua
Actresses of ethnic minorities perform on the train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. A "village gala" was held on the train No. 5640 running on the Guiyang-Yuping railway on Saturday, during which folk customs and specialty food of Miao and Dong ethnic groups were displayed for passengers along the way. The pair of "slow trains" No. 5640 and No. 5639 run in Guizhou Province between Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City and provincial capital Guiyang City. The trains pass through several townships in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, connecting more than 100 ethnic minority villages along the route. Temporary fairs are also held aboard the trains where passengers can purchase goods in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers wait for the train No. 5640 to sell their goods at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A drone photo taken on Jan. 18, 2025 shows actors of ethnic minorities performing for passengers at the Kaili Railway Station in Kaili City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A couple celebrate their 50th anniversary of marriage on the train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A calligrapher creates calligraphy works of Chinese character "Fu", which means "good fortune", on train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers wait for the train No. 5640 to sell their goods at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers wait for the train No. 5640 to sell their goods at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers take the train No. 5640 at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A girl reads a book on train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers carrying goods for sale board the train No. 5640 at Liugeji Railway Station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Railway workers talk with villagers about the sales of their goods in Liugeji Railway Station, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A passenger buys vegetables on train No. 5640 in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
