Chinese village festival celebrates the pigs that bring home the bacon
Hunan province is known for its bacon, traditionally made at the end of the lunar year
A festival was held in a village in the central China province of Hunan this week to celebrate bacon making and give thanks to the pigs that support the local economy.
In Laoyisan village in Guzhang county, in western Hunan, locals brought all the pigs they raise at their homes to a fenced pen outside the village administration building on Wednesday for the event, provincial news portal Rednet.cn reported.
The village chief stood on a tractor to inspect the group of pigs, some of which had been decorated with red ribbons and large red fake flowers.
Five “model pig keepers” received awards and shared with their fellow keepers their experiences and tips on how to raise pigs well, and hundreds of villagers bowed to the animals to thank them for providing their owners with a living.