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The Tatar Ethnic Minority Live Mainly in Yining,Tacheng and Urumqi

Nov 28, 2012

The Tatar ethnic minority live mainly in Yining, Tacheng and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Historically this minority was known as Dada and first was mentioned in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). The national census in 2000 ...

Tags: The Tartar Nationality, Language, Character, Clothes, Food, Customs

The Uygur Ethnic Minority Has a Population of 8,399,393

Nov 28, 2012

The Uygur ethnic minority, with a population of 8,399,393 according to the national census in 2000, lives mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions, especially to the south of Mt. Tianshan. The Uygur have their own language and ...

Tags: The Uygur Nationality, Belief, Economy, Food

Lantern Festival Is Celebrated on January 15 of Chinese Lunar Calendar

Nov 28, 2012

Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is celebrated on January 15 of Chinese lunar calendar. It is the first full moon night in the Chinese lunar year, symbolizing the coming back of the spring. Lantern Festival may be regarded ...

Tags: lanterns, rice glue balls, striking land boat, fireworks

Young Men and Women in Love to Express Their Yearning for Each Other with Food

Nov 28, 2012

It has existed since ancient times for young men and women in love to express their yearning for each other with food. In the Book of Songs, there are records like “throw plum” and “throw papaya”. In ancient times, ...

Tags: Expressing Affection with Things, Ethnic Minorities

In Ancient China,The Burial Custom Is a Matter Taken Very Seriously

Nov 28, 2012

In ancient China, the burial custom is a matter taken very seriously. People always prepared their own coffins and burial sites when they were alive. They believed that there was life after death and they wanted to bury in coffins to ...

Tags: Chinese tradition, Chinese culture, Chinese History

Each Ethnic Minority Has Its Own Unique Culture

Nov 28, 2012

Each ethnic minority has its own unique culture that spawned its own folk arts against different cultural and geological backgrounds. They eulogize their ancestors, yearn for a better life, and sing the praises of beautiful rivers and ...

Tags: Folk Arts, Ethnic Minorities, unique culture

"Love Foretell" or "Rimengdao" in The Tibetan Language Is Prevalent Among Tibetan People

Nov 28, 2012

Game of Guessing love relationship "Love Foretell" or "Rimengdao" in the Tibetan language is prevalent among Tibetan people living in Yunnan, where it is a unique way of showing love between young men and women. Meanwhile, it is also a ...

Tags: Hat, necklace, earrings

Many of The Customs Concerning The Marriage Proposal,Presenting Gifts to Bride's Parents

Nov 28, 2012

Just as in the other facets of ancient Chinese life, many of the customs and rituals concerning the marriage proposal, presenting the betrothal and wedding gifts to the bride's parents, sending the bride's dowry to the future groom's ...

Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture, Chinese customs

Xijiang Miao Is Also Named "China's Miao Stockade Village of One Thousand Households."

Nov 28, 2012

Xijiang Miao stockade village, located in the mountainous regions of Guizhou Province, is also named "China's Miao stockade village of one thousand households." It is unique in China and even the whole world. The villages are surrounded by ...

Tags: Miao, Village, Miao Ethnic Flavor

The Bai Enter in The History During The Tang Dynasty

Nov 28, 2012

The Bai enter in the history during the Tang dynasty, when together with the Yi established the Kingdom of Nanzhao whose first king Puluoge, was called King of Yunnan. The Kingdom of Nanzhao was the most powerful political structure in ...

Tags: History, The Bai Ethnic Group, Tang dynasty, the Kingdom of Nanzhao

Taishan Shi-Gan-Dang Has a Long History in China

Nov 28, 2012

Erecting Taishan shi-gan-dang nearby the houses, villages, bridges and roads has a long history in China. The word of “shi-gan-dang” first appeared in Han Dynasty. During Tang Dynasty, these three characters have been carved on ...

Tags: Taishan shi-gan-dang, Chinese tradition, Chinese culture, Chinese History

The Bai Have a Culture Very Elaborated with Important Works of History,Religion

Nov 28, 2012

The Bai have a culture very elaborated with important works of history, religion, astronomy and medicine. Their most important myth is "Creation of the world" , which three sections well differentiated: Primordial times, Creation of the ...

Tags: Bai Myths, Literature, culture

Some Festivals' Introductions of The Bai People

Nov 28, 2012

Third Month Fair This is one of the most important festivals celebrated in China, and one of the oldest. For most of the peoples who live in south China, this is the major yearly festival. For the Bai, it is the most important festival. ...

Tags: Festivals, The Bai People, Third Month Fair, Torch Festival, Dance

The Nama Are About 50,000 or 60,000 People That Live in Two Western Districts of Yunnan

Nov 28, 2012

The Nama are about 50,000 or 60,000 people that live in two western districts of Yunnan Province: Lanping and Weixi. 750 years ago, when the Mongolian troops commanded by Kublai Khan conquered the Dali Kingdom, many of their inhabitants ...

Tags: The Bai Nationality, Nama, Leimo

Taliu People Are Recognized as a Mysterious Group

Nov 28, 2012

Taliu people are recognized as a mysterious group. Although identified by law as a branch of Yi ethnic minority, they consider Han people to be their real ancestors. Nevertheless, they speak a language which is neither Chinese nor that of ...

Tags: Chinese culture, Chinese customs, Tea-Horse Road, Silk Road