Chinese Festivals are always fun and no one does Festivals better than the Chinese. Of all the Chinese Festivals, the Moon Cake Festival is specifically aimed at families and in particular family reunions. As the full moon rises, ...
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With a population of 2,637,421 in the year 2000, the Yao ethnic minority is a typical nationality living in the mountainous regions of the southern part of China. Their main habitats are Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Jiangxi ...
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Chinese wine culture has a long history and ethnic minority groups have their own drinking customs. For them, home brewed wine is an indispensable part in festival celebrations and makes an ideal gift for friends and relatives. Wine ...
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Among all the joyous festivals celebrated by the people of Hangzhou, the Lantern Festival may be the most pleasing visually as the lanterns and their reflections in water create a kaleidoscope of color. The Lantern Festival is celebrated ...
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Basha people Basha people belong to a branch of the Miao ethnic minority in Guizhou province and have a reputation as the last tribe of gunman. Almost every man above the age of 14 carries a gun and a knife, which they regard as a sign ...
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Population and distribution: The Shui ethnic minority is distributed mainly in the Sandu Shui Autonomous County in Guizhou Province. According to the census taken in 2000, the Shui have a population of 406,902. Language and Character: ...
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Mud Carnival Tourists and local Va ethnic people are seen covering with mud during the "Monihei" carnival held in the Va Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture of Cangyuan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 2, 2011. During the four-day ...
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The Tajik ethnic minority is mainly distributed across the Tashi Ku'ergan Tagik Autonomous County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to the census taken in 2000, the Tajiks have a population of 41,028. Although this group is ...
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Population and Distribution: With a population of approximately 8 million people, the Tujia are an ethnic minority found in the provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, and Guizhou. The Tujia have a long history, dating back 2,000 years, when ...
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Hada, a long piece of silk used by the Tibetans and some Mongols as gift when greeting people, worshipping celestial beings, and in daily person-to-person contacts. According to the book Tibetan Customs and Habits by the Tibetan scholar ...
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Numbering 241,198 according to the national census of 2000, the Tu ethnic minority is located mainly in Huzhu, Minhe, and Datong Counties in Qinghai Province as well as some counties in Gansu Province. Language and Character: The ...
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Dragon Heads-raising Day falls on the second day of the second lunar month, which is a traditional festival for Han nationality popular in most Chinese regions. The festival is also embraced by many minorities such as the Miao, Zhuang, ...
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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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Villagers of the Miao ethnic minority celebrate Miao's New Year in front of their houses built on the mountainside in Danzhai County, Guizhou Province. Their seclusion in the mountains helps the villagers sustain their traditional ...
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Distribution and population: The Hui ethnic minority is descended from the Arabic and Persian merchants who came to China during the 7th century. With a population of 643,238, the majority of the group lives in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous ...
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