Make friends through singing and sing until dawn. Making friends through singing is a unique way for the Dong people to make friends. Making friends through singing means to make friends, and welcoming the dawn means singing until dawn and welcoming the dawn. Meeting friends with songs is an annual custom of the Dong and other ethnic minorities. It is popular in mountainous areas such as the Luomeng Mountains at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, and Yunnan.