Speech by the Governor Yunnan, which means "South of The Rosy Clouds", is a multinational province located in west of China. Yunnan enjoys a prominent advantage to be open to Southeast Asia and South Asia, and served as a major route of ...
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Speech by the Governor Sichuan, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, is famed for the' heavenly land'. In the upper reaches of Yangtze River, the province lies in the hinterland of Southwest China, covering an area of 485,000 sq km with a total ...
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Today, a great majority of the Hani people, numbering 1,253,952, live between the Honghe and Lancang rivers in the south of Yunnan Province. Others are distributed in Pu'er, Menghai, Jinghong, Mengla, Luquan and Xinping. In history, the ...
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In the traditional cultures of the Hani nationality, costume culture is one of the most distinctive elements. Hani costumes are not only of extraordinary splendour, but also with rich connotations, reflecting their own natural environment, ...
With a population of 411,476, the Lahus live m close communities in Simao, Lincang in the Lanchang River Valley, Xishuanghanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, and Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Embroidering a jacket The Lahus ...
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The religion of Hani Yeche people is based on the cult to the ancestors and in the deification of the forces of the nature. The fundamental concept is the existence of different souls or "yuela." They believe that people are eminently ...
When the child is born the person helping the mother will not pick it up until it has cried three times, the first for a life span, the second for the whole village and the third as a request of help. The helper must give a temporary name ...
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The people of China have a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon, a tradition that is firmly embedded in their culture and one that is encountered across all aspects of Chinese society and in the minds of its people. ...
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Hani people used to keep the custom of "grabbing marriage." There are two kinds: One is to grab the girl, whom the party of the man likes, to the house of the man without any agreement. The other is based on a free relationship. They plan ...
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The Torch Festival is a traditional festival celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, Naxi, Pumi and Lahu etc. The festival features lighting up torches, hence its name. It usually falls in ...
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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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