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Birch-Bark Handicrafts Are Unique to Nomad Nationalities in Northern China

Dec 5, 2012

Birch-bark handicrafts are unique to nomad nationalities in northern China. The handicrafts, with strong ethnic and regional flavors, are widely popular in the Heilongjiang River Basin as well as in areas like Oroqen Autonomous Banner, ...

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Costume of The Hui Ethnic Minority Different From Others Chiefly by The Head Part

Dec 5, 2012

Costume of the Hui ethnic minority distinguishes itself from others chiefly by the head part. In areas inhabited by the Hui people, men usually wear a round brimless white cap. According to some scholars, it is for the convenience ...

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Bai Nationality's Marriage Customs

Dec 5, 2012

\ The Bai ethnic group mainly engages in agriculture and fishery. The Bai people are very hospitable. They treat their guests to baked tea whenever they come to visit. Colloquially called "three courses of tea", the tea is bitter in ...

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Cross-Stitch Embroidery Is an Embroidery Art

Dec 5, 2012

Cross-stitch embroidery is an embroidery art that creates fairly strong decorative effect. Popular in Huangmei County of Hubei Province and Longhui County of Hu'nan Province, the art has its unique regional features in these areas, with ...

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Jino Women:The Peaked Hat on The Wind Coat

Dec 5, 2012

The Jino women wear a chicken-heart-shaped embroidered vest, covered by a collarless coat with blue, red, yellow and white lattices and with buttons down the front. For the lower part, they wear a red cloth purfled short skirt, and blue or ...

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Pumi People:Children Is The Most Important in Marriage

Dec 5, 2012

The Pumi ethnic group mainly resides in Yunnan Province along the Nujiang River. Love Affairs There is a unique marital custom in the Pumi ethnic group. In the past, parents decided their children's marriage. Now, the young are ...

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Mongolian-Style Lele Cart Ox Cart Also Known as "Jigger Cart", "Lolo Cart" and "Ox Wagon"

Dec 5, 2012

The lele cart is a Mongolian-style ox cart also known as "jigger cart", "lolo cart" and "ox wagon". The term "lele" used to be herdsmen's cry when urging a domestic animal on. The lele cart is a vehicle especially designed for the natural ...

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The Introduce of Maonan

Dec 5, 2012

The Maonan people are brave, enterprising, and have no fear of hardships. They send their children to school no matter how hard their life is, so they can have higher education and there are a large number of intellectuals among them. ...

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The Clothing Characteristics of Maonan Minority Group

Dec 5, 2012

The Maonan minority group is located in the mountainous areas of Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a traditional agricultural group. Every family used to have a weaving machine and plant blue grass for to dye and make coarse clothes ...

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Maonan People Is Well Known for Its Long History and Splendid Culture

Dec 5, 2012

Although there are only some 107,200 people, the Maonan ethnic group, which is mainly distributed in the mountainous areas of Northwest Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, South China, is well known for its long history and splendid culture. ...

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Bouyei Nationality,Woman's Batik Dress

Dec 5, 2012

Woman's Batik Dress Bouyei Nationality Zhenning,Guizhou Province Late 20th century

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Jinpo People Attaches Great Importance to The Wedding Ceremony

Dec 5, 2012

In the vague moonlight, soft, melodious songs and music resonated all over the Jingpo mountain. A group of young men and women from the Jingpo ethnic group sang and blew the vertical flute affectionately at the foot of the mountain. The ...

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The Introduce of Primi

Dec 5, 2012

According to the fifth national census in 2000, the Primi population is 33,600. Their language, Primi, is a member of the Tibetan-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum. In the past, Primi was written using Tibetan characters, however, ...

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Carved Bottle Gourd Is a Work of Art Made of a Bottle Gourd

Dec 5, 2012

A carved bottle gourd is a work of art made of a bottle gourd carved with calligraphy works or paintings.It is said that carved bottle gourds first caught on in and around Gansu. Originally, people just made some casual carvings ...

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The Introduce of Song-and-Dance Duet

Dec 5, 2012

Song-and-dance Duet, or "Song-and-dance Squad", is a genre of opera prevailing in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northern regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei Province. The repertoires are usually sung by one clown and one positive ...

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