People daub black wood ash on each other on the Painted-face Festival held in Qiubei County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on August 15, 2009. The Painted-face Festival, or the Hualian Festival, was a traditional festival of the Yi ethnic group in Qiubei County, where people used to daub their faces black to drive away evil in ancient age. [Xinhua]

Local people prepare to attend the Painted-face Festival in Qiubei County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on August 15, 2009. [Xinhua]