By the Sui Dynasty, the custom to hold a lantern show on the night of the 15th of the 1st lunar month had evolved into a legal traditional festival – Lantern Festival, which was celebrated with specific rituals in fixed time every ...
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Mudong is located in the east of Chongqing and on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It is a town in Ba'nan area of Chongqing Municipality. Every year in the sowing and harvest seasons, people can constantly hear one and another loud, ...
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Popular in Sichuan,Guizhou and Yunnan,Chuanju(Sichuan opera)is the major form of local opera in southwestern China.A combination of several local opera forms,such as kunqu,gaoqiang,huqin,tanxi and dengxi,it developed around the middle of ...
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The Zhuang have a number of dances. Originating from different periods of their history, it is thought that the older ones have a ritual origin, imitating the movements of their shamans during their religious ceremonies. In general their ...
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Nu Ethnic Minority Group, which has a long history and mainly inhabits Yunnan Province, Southwest China, has some distinctive marriage customs. Just like the ballad goes, "the auntie's daughter doesn't yield to others", the mother's brother ...
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The Miaos, with a population of 7,398,035, are mainly distributed in Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Miao women, living in Anning, Yunnan Province, and their ornaments. Once a girt is ...
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Temple fair was originally a showing activity entertaining the people by the Buddhism and Taoism organizations in order to transmit the tenet and increase votary, with the attractive recreation performance such as dances, drama and ...
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Temple fairs have been a part of daily life in Beijing for hundreds of years becoming especially popular during the Qing dynasty. Scattered all over the city so residents could easily make their way to the nearest, some fairs were held as ...
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Population and Distribution: The Salar ethnic minority mainly inhabits the Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai Province. However, the Salar can also be found in the Gansu Province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According ...
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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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Xijiang Miao stockade village, located in the mountainous regions of Guizhou Province, is also named "China's Miao stockade village of one thousand households." It is unique in China and even the whole world. The villages are surrounded by ...
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Third Month Fair This is one of the most important festivals celebrated in China, and one of the oldest. For most of the peoples who live in south China, this is the major yearly festival. For the Bai, it is the most important festival. ...
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Living in the vast Inner Mongolia, the Mongolians have various wedding ceremonies of which Ordos wedding ceremony is the most wonderful. Ordos wedding ceremony has been passed down for more than 700 years and still keeps an ancient style ...
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 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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