Photos show the head of a dragon costume during a dragon dance in Kaiwang village of Yinjiang county, Tongren, Guizhou province, February 14, 2024. [Photo/CGTN]

Flames and the body of a dragon flowed through Kaiwang village in Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, as residents pressed on with the ongoing Chinese New Year celebrations. In a display of the local Tujia culture and customs, the dragon dance played out in the streets amid the sparks of fireworks and the beat of gongs.