Called "ba" in Tibetan, masks are mainly used for various folk performing arts and have direct links with people's daily life, work and entertainment. They are popular across Tibet. Masks used in Tibetan operas are developed from the ...
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Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Located in the east part of China’s North West Ningxia is the place linking with the West Regions and the desert in the north and holding gatherings for all kinds of nationality people ...
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The Kazaks, with a population of 1,111,718, mostly live in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mori and Barkol Kazak Autonomous Counties. The rest are distributed in Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Located in the north of Xinjiang Autonomous ...
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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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Chinese opera originated in ancient song and dance. Around 800 BC, there emerged "(you)," who were kept by the nobles for their own entertainment. These people, usually males, good at singing, dancing and impersonations, developed into the ...
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When first created 3,000 years ago, Chinese fans were simply used to block the sun and keep cool. But over the years, they evolved into works of art, status symbols, props for theater and dance, romantic gifts, and memorials of the dead. ...
Baishaxiyue is called "Baishixili" or Bieshixieli in Naxi language. According to legend, it is from the music pieces of the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that when Kublai Khan, the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, led his south ...
History, culture and traditions of an ethnic group are preserved basically in three ways, including records in writing and cultural relics, oral presentations (poetry or music etc.), and also physical embodiment. As ...
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The Qiang people are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000, living mainly in northwestern part of Sichuan ...
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The Manchu ethnic minority is mostly distributed in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provinces, especially in Liaoning Province. The Manchu have their own language and letters. They are fond of singing and dancing from of ...
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The Yaos, with a population of 2,134,013, are mainly distributed in Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Jia ngxi provinces. A wedding of the Yaos living in Jinxiu, Yunnan Province. The bride and groom undergo the kneeling ...
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The Mulam minority mainly inhabits in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They called themselves "Ling" or "Jin". In the past, the Mulam people were polytheistic and had many festivals. Except for October and November, there are ...
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Within the settlement of Qiang Ethnic Group in the upper reaches of Min River of Sichuan Province,sorcerers are called Shibi in the southern dialect.However,given numerous branches of Qiang Ethnic Group,sorcerers are called differently in ...
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In the vast land of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China,which is regarded as"the Roof of the World,"diligent and smart Tibetan people have achieved much.Tibetan architectures,costumes,cuisines,folklores,epics,dances and festivals appeal ...
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The Nu ethnic minority lives mainly in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.The languages spoken by all four branches of the Nu ethnic minority belong to the Tibetan-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ...
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