The Oroqen people used to live on hunting. The long history of hunting life influenced the creation of their unique dressing culture. Clothing of the Oroqens, including hats, shoes and socks, are made of animal skins, of which the ...
The coiled embroidery is unique to the Tu minority. It embodies profound cultural connotations of the Tu people. In eastern mountain areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the industrious and sincere Tu women have inherited the traditional ...
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Gold, silver or copper earrings worn by women of the Tu ethnic minority are decorated with patterns, inlaid with red coral or emerald, with five-colored beads hanging on them, and tassels are fastened on the beads. The most dainty should be ...
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In Mile Xishan of Southwest China's Yunnan Province is mainly inhabited by the Axi people, who are a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group. With a population of 170,000, Axi people, different from some other Yi branches, enjoy a simple marriage ...
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History, culture and traditions of an ethnic group are preserved basically in three ways, including records in writing and cultural relics, oral presentations (poetry or music etc.), and also physical embodiment. As ...
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The Lahu ethnic minority lives mainly in Yunnan Province, South China. In the very early period, they lived a nomadic life. Later on, they followed the exuberant grassland southward, and settled in the drainage area of the Lancang River in ...
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' Making sacrificial offerings to QinghaiLake is a folk customs activity of rich religious features. It is also a cultural phenomenon, comprising multiple folk customs while expressing people's good wishes to exist harmoniously ...
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The wedding ceremony of Yi people is very interesting and bustling with excitement. When the young man and woman get acquainted and fall in love with each other and find each other congenial after their own hearts, the parents of the young ...
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The Qiang people are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000, living mainly in northwestern part of Sichuan ...
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The Lugu Lake is situated in a place where Southwest China's Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province meet. Living around the Lugu Lake, the people from the Naxi ethnic group have a special marital tradition- "A Xiao." "A Xiao" means friends ...
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Naxi, an ethnic group with a history of about 1,700 years in China, is a branch of ancient China's Qiang group and mainly dwells in Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. "Naxi" became a unified name after the foundation of the People's ...
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Originating from the Huihe people who were nomads around the E'erhun River during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Yugur ethnic group now has a population of about 15,000 and 90 percent of them live in the Su'nan Yugur Autonomous County, and ...
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Flowers Represent Love The young men and women of the Miao ethnic group usually express their love through giving flowers at a special time, which is called "flowers decide relationship." A celebration is usually held during song ...
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Besides popular forms of marriage, there is a marriage custom called "grabbing" marriage among some people of the Miao ethnic group. There are two kinds of grabbing marriage: One is based on an agreement with each other. The other is ...
The Miao ethnic group practices monogamy in the family. When men are grown up, they can get married and set up small families. Parents can decide their children's marriages, or men and women can be free to find their own partners. ...