In Mile Xishan of Southwest China's Yunnan Province is mainly inhabited by the Axi people, who are a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group. With a population of 170,000, Axi people, different from some other Yi branches, enjoy a simple marriage ...
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The dragon boat festival is a totem festival. Falling on the 5th of the fifth lunar month, it is close to the summer solstice. Pestilence, as a result of the heat and dampness, is at its worst, threatening lives of human community. Images ...
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Dixi Drama, usually called "sorcerer's dance in a trance ", is a kind of local drama spreading in Anshun City of Guizhou Province, whose birth is closely related to the station troops in Anshun who came from Anhui Province, Jiangsu ...
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' Making sacrificial offerings to QinghaiLake is a folk customs activity of rich religious features. It is also a cultural phenomenon, comprising multiple folk customs while expressing people's good wishes to exist harmoniously ...
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Business Standard reported that export of galvanized steel from Kolkata port has been hit by a sudden move of the customs authorities in Kolkata to impose 20% export duty on the commodity. A spokesperson of Engineering Export Promotion ...
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Besides "A Xiao" marriage, another kind of marriage, which exists around the Lugu Lake, is the formal marriage. For a formal marriage the matchmaker introduces the man and the woman. The elder hosts the marriage and holds a formal ...
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The Lugu Lake is situated in a place where Southwest China's Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province meet. Living around the Lugu Lake, the people from the Naxi ethnic group have a special marital tradition- "A Xiao." "A Xiao" means friends ...
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Originating from the Huihe people who were nomads around the E'erhun River during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Yugur ethnic group now has a population of about 15,000 and 90 percent of them live in the Su'nan Yugur Autonomous County, and ...
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The Miao ethnic group practices monogamy in the family. When men are grown up, they can get married and set up small families. Parents can decide their children's marriages, or men and women can be free to find their own partners. ...
The Korean ethnic group of China migrated from the Korean Peninsula in the 17th century. They have their own language and characters. In marital customs, the process includes proposing, choosing an auspicious day and sending betrothal ...
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According to the fifth national census in 2000, the Primi population is 33,600. Their language, Primi, is a member of the Tibetan-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum. In the past, Primi was written using Tibetan characters, however, ...
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In Shanghai, the performing conventions constitute an important part of the urban customs. They incorporate the customs, beliefs and habits which have been accumulated during the artists' long-term performance. As an embodiment of national ...
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According to statistics released by the Chinese customs, China exported 118,103 tons of stainless hot rolled (HR) and cold rolled (CR) flat products in October, falling by 12.6% from a month ago while rising by 18.1% year on year. In ...
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The Monba ethnic group resides mainly in Medog, Nyingchi and Cuona Counties within the Tibet Autonomous Region. "Monba" refers to the people living in a beautiful virgin land. Monba people have their own spoken language but no written form. ...
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The Daur ethnic group stresses obeying etiquette and customs. During the wedding ceremony, the party accompanying the bride includes the groomsmen, bridesmaids and the bride's younger brothers and cousins. When they arrive at the ...
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