With a population of 634,912 recorded in the 2000 census, the Lisu ethnic minority mainly inhabit in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, and the few in other cities within Yunnan and Sichuang. According to their clan ...
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The Lisu women are not obliged to abstain from certain foods during pregnancy and they go about their household duties as long as they are able. When the birth is imminent the husband calls to his ancestors by their spirit name, offering to ...
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The Dragon Boat Festival, also named "Chongwu Festival", "Calamus Festival" or "Daughter's Festival", takes place in May 5 in the lunar calendar. It is a folk festival widely passed down with a history of over two thousand years, and one of ...
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Gaoshan ethnic minority has a population of about 0.4 million. Most of them live on Taiwan Island, but about 4,500 live in Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces in China. Language and Character: They have no written language. Their spoken ...
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All Lhoba men take flints along with them on the waist to make fire for tobacco and picnic. However, in some of their eating habits, we can still see some traces of their ancestors' history of eating raw. For instance, in making a pledge ...
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A few weeks ago, my friends from Staples sent me some environmentally friendly items to review, including this Staples 4GB Bamboo USB Flash Drive. I am a big fan of the clean and simple look that you get with bamboo products, so lets take ...
Last year I had the privilege of meeting the fine folks from Three by Three Seattle at the National Stationery show and I ended up reviewing their bamboo dry erase entry butler which I also picked as one of the top office supplies for ...
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ChefTools, the exclusive UK distributor of the Pacojet, is now introducing the Kamado Joe indoor charcoal BBQ to the UK restaurant market for the first time. The Kamado Joe indoor charcoal BBQ is available in the UK for the first time ...
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Images Courtesy of Wexler Gallery Left to Right: Baskets of Knowledge, Kete Tuauri, 2009 Aluminium with rivets, shrouds hand sanded PETG plastic 33 1/2 X 82 1/2 inches Baskets of Knowledge, Kete Tuaatea, 2009 Hand sanded ...
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Savage Designs has released its first fashion and beauty collection this fall including a complete line of ready-to-wear designs made from wild plant materials like stinging nettles,milkweed fibers,among other plants and Medicinal Clothing ...
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Women's yoga and athletic wear designer, TerraFrog Clothing Corporation, launched its Winter 2013 Sportswear Collection this week. The collection will be available for purchase through TerraFrog's online store and at select retailers in ...
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The Impregnation line is used for For secondary overlay paper on wood-based panels,fire board decorative paper,arson board stratigraphic paper floor decorative paper,balance paper,aluminum oxide wear-resistant paper,phenolic plastic ...
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HIGH POINT -- With a new mezzanine level on the second floor, the High Point Market's Salon area at Market Square & Suites is adding 22 new exhibitors for the Oct. 13-18 market. The new upstairs area is accessed by an escalator in the ...
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HIGH POINT-Upscale bamboo furniture specialist Greenington is moving to a permanent showroom for the upcoming market here. The company will exhibit in a 1,912-square-foot space in the International Home Furnishings Center,H-517. ...
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Many of us have known that currently China is the largest furniture exporting country. For example in last 2009 the export of China furniture reached to almost 26 billion USD. No wonder that around 30% furniture of the world is manufactured ...
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