Population and Distribution: The Mulam ethnic minority has a relatively small population of 207,352 and inhabits mainly the Mulam Autonomous County in Guangxi Province. The remainder of the population lives among other ethnic groups, such ...
Tags: The Mulam Nationality, Language, Character, Belief, Economy, Food, Festivals
The Third Month Street Fair is the grandest show of the year for the Bais. Held from the 15th day to the 21st day of the third lunar month every year at the foot of the Mount Diancang Shan,west to the ancient city of Dali, the Bais ...
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The Gin (Jing) ethnic minority has a small population of only 22,517, according to the census taken in 2000. Most live on the three islands of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the rest live and mingle with the Han, Zhuang and Yao ...
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The Kirgiz ethnic minority is named after a word meaning forty girls. The Kirgiz have a population of 160,823 mostly distributed throughout the Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Ili, Dacheng, Aksu, Kashgar, the southwest of Xinjiang Autonomous ...
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Population and Distribution: The Lahu ethnic minority now has a population of 453,705. Most of them are scattered around the Lancangjiang Lahu Autonomous County and Menglian, Shuangjiang Autonomous Counties, with others in the Simao, ...
Tags: The Lahu Nationality, Language, Religion, Clothes, Food, Arts, Festivals
The Hani people mainly inhabit an area within the reaches of the Yuan and Lantsang Rivers. This is a branch of the ancient Qiang people who had been nomadic on the Tibetan Plateau and then emigrated southward. The Hani ethnic group now has ...
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The birth of lantern, the appearance of hurricane lamp in Han Dynasty and introduction of Buddhism created a good condition for outdoor lamp and lantern show. For the purpose of shielding wind, moving lamps and working at night, ...