Ethnic Miao girls march with Sisters' Meal during a parade to celebrate the traditional Sisters' Day in Taijiang county of southwest China's Guizhou province on April 19, 2008. The festival, a Miao ethnic version of Valentines Day, an occasion for young people to express their passion to each other, was opened on Saturday. (Xinhua Photo)

Ethnic Miao girls participate in a parade to celebrate the traditional Sisters' Day in Taijiang county of southwest China's Guizhou province on April 19, 2008. The festival, a Miao ethnic version of Valentines Day, an occasion for young people to express their passion to each other, was opened on Saturday. (Xinhua Photo)

Ethnic Miao girls perform folk dance in a parade to celebrate the traditional Sisters' Day in Taijiang county of southwest China's Guizhou province on April 19, 2008. The festival, a Miao ethnic version of Valentines Day, an occasion for young people to express their passion to each other, was opened on Saturday.(Xinhua Photo)

(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2008)