According to legends, it is one of 9 sons of a dragon, which can distinguish between good and evil. It is sometimes included in the list of four noble animals, along with the Chinese dragon, phoenix and tortoise - instead of the tiger. ...
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Metal Closures is based in Cape Town and produces aluminium closures for wines, spirits and other beverages. The €410m-turnover Guala, which is the world’s biggest producer of caps for the wine and spirit industry, has begun ...
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With a population of 709,592, the She people live primarily in the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, and to a lesser extent in Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Anhui. They refer to themselves 'Shanha' where Shan means mountain and ...
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The Va ethnic minority lives primarily in the counties of Ximeng, Cangyuan and Menglian in Yunnan Provinces. According to the census of 2000, the Va people has a population of 396,610. Language and Character: The Va language belongs to ...
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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 ...
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The Wa are one of the peoples with a deeper religious feeling in Southwest China. Some researches done in the first years of communist reforms, just when all the life and culture of indigenous peoples must be evaluated in terms of ...
With a population of 4,640, the Hezhen ethnic minority is one of the smallest minorities of China. From generation to generation, they lived in the reaches of Amur River (Heilongjiang River), Songhua River, and Ussuri River (Wusuli River) ...
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Scattered primarily throughout the Luoyu Region of southeast Tibet, the Luoba, with a population of 2,965 are the smallest of China's 56 ethnic groups. Their name is derived from the Tibetan word for southerners. Economy: Living at the ...
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Population and Distribution: The Mulam ethnic minority has a relatively small population of 207,352 and inhabits mainly the Mulam Autonomous County in Guangxi Province. The remainder of the population lives among other ethnic groups, such ...
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With a population of 188,824 according to the year 2000 census, the Xibe ethnic minority mainly inhabits Liaoning, Jilin, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Most believe they are descendants of the Xianbei people, a nomadic tribe that ...
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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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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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The Jingpo ethnic minority (population about 132,000 according to the year 2000 census) lives mainly in the Dehong, Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefectures with some in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, as well as in Myanmar. Their native ...
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The Li ethnic minority lives mainly in the Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the centre and south of Hainan Province, with a small number of them mixed with the Han people. They had been a branch of the ancient Baiyue groups who had a ...
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The Chinese are a very family-oriented people. Weddings of a relative are cause for celebration while funerals are a time for deep mourning. Both weddings and funerals have distinct characteristics. Traditional Weddings ...
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