A traditional baijiu-making ceremony of the Gelao ethnic group was held in Anliang village, Guizhou's Renhuai city on Oct 17 in celebration of the Double Ninth Festival. [Photo/gog.cn]

The wheat from which local baijiu is produced is made into yeast via fermentation on the day of Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of May on the Chinese Lunar calendar. [Photo/gog.cn]

It is then put in sorghum for the first time on the Double Ninth Festival, which is on the ninth day of the ninth month. This date represents longevity in Chinese culture. [Photo/gog.cn]