Brocade Quilt Cover Tujia Nationality Longshan,Hunan Province Late 20th century
It is a brocade of the Tujia Nationality. The General History of the Ming Dynasty calls it "striped cloth." In the Song Dynasty they called it "brook cloth" and "brook-cave facing." Tujia brocade is made by waist weaver. It takes yarn ...
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The funeral dance is a unique custom for Tujia people living in the western part of Hubei Province. Through the happy folk dance, prayers for a happy life to the deceased are expressed. When an elder of Tujia ethnic minority dies, he ...
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The marriage date for girls of Tujia Ethnic Minority is usually welcomed with crying. According to custom, the new bride should begin to cry half a month or one month before the wedding ceremony. Whether a girl can cry about her marriage ...
The custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and remained in vogue until the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by ...
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One of the largest minority groups in China lives deep in the remote, mountainous region on the borders of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces. It is the "Tujia" (literally "Soil Family") ethnic minority. Among well known Tujia ...
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The costume of Tujia ethnic minority is greatly affected by that of the Han people. Only in some remote areas, they keep some traditional costumes. For instance, women wear a big jacket with buttons on the left and short ...
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When tender green shoots thrive in meadow and romantic cherry trees wallows in blossom, one could safely assume that the Sanyuesan Festival, which falls on March 3 of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, is approaching. ...
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"Maogusi"is an old form of dance popular among the Tujia people living the west of Hunan province of China.It is performed to remember their ancestors'achievements in cultivation,halieutics and hunting. "Maogusi"means"Hunters covered with ...
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In the suspended wooden buildings (Diaojiao Lou) of Tujia ethnic group in western Hubei Province, several interesting "stealing customs" have been handed down till now, such as stealing pumpkin or beam. Among it, stealing rice bowl is a ...
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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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