The Achang people,one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China,live mainly in Longchuan and Luxi Counties in the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Yunnan Province.Their language ...
The Mongolian people called the Spring Festival"Grand Year"and"White Festival"in ancient times.Nowadays,people call January in traditional Chinese calendar"white month",because the Mongolians deem white as the lucky color,which has ...
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Kaquewa Festival of Dulong Ethnic Group, spreading in all the villages and stockaded villages in the Dulongjiang River Watershed of Gongshan Derung-Nu Autonomous County of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, is the ...
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With a population of 17,935, the Deang ethnic minority lives exclusively in Yunnan Province and primarily in Luxi and Zhenkang Counties, along with Dai, Jingpo, and Wa ethnic minorities. Language: Their language is a branch of Mon-Khmer ...
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Within the ancient Tajik ethnic group, who lead a semi-nomadic life, singing in antiphonal style between young people in the expansive grassland is a popular way to make friends and express love. Such tradition is passed down from ...
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Soft drinks firm Britvic has reported a near 20%fall in profits,after an Essex boy choked on a newly designed lid of a Fruit Shoot bottle,forcing a£17M product recall. The firm reported profits of£84.4M for the year to ...
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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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Population and Distribution: The Chaoxian ethnic group (also written as 'Korean'), with a total population of 1,923,842 according to the census taken in 2000, is scattered mainly in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provinces. Smaller ...
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UK - Audio manufacturer Flare Audio ensured pure sound quality for the launch weekend of Gibb Street Warehouse this October. The launch was celebrated with two very special nights headlined by Marco Carola and John Digweed; Marco flew in ...
The Dong ethnic minority lives primarily in the border regions between Guizhou, Hunan and Hubei Provinces, and it was during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), that this minority separated from the mixed minority 'Bai Yue', naming themselves Dong. ...
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — From red to green, the cadre of former Marzocchi employees who formed DVO Suspension earlier this year seem to be finding it easy being a new color scheme. The company, pronounced "devo," is being led by ...
The Qiang ethnic minority lives mainly in the counties of the Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan; Maowen Qiang Autonomous County is the largest area that is home to the Qiang. The Qiang have a profound history of over 3,000 years 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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The Tatar ethnic minority live mainly in Yining, Tacheng and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Historically this minority was known as Dada and first was mentioned in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). The national census in 2000 ...
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