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Yi ethnic minority
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Moonlight Dance of Axi Is a Kind of Mass Dance of Axi
Dec 17, 2012The Yi ethnic group has many branches. Some still live in extremely cold areas and their dances vary. The Moonlight Dance of Axi, popular in Lunan and Mile of Yunnan Province, is a kind of mass dance of Axi and Sani people of the Yi ethnic ...
Tags: extremely cold areas, spring ploughing, Moonlight Dance
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The Introduction of The Yi Nationality
Dec 6, 2012Population and Distribution: Living mainly in the hillside and basin areas in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou Provinces together with the northwestern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Prefecture, the Yi ethnic minority is reputed as a nation ...
Tags: Yi ethnic minority, population, distribution, language, religion, food
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Huabaotou of The Sani Women Is Still an Important Part of Girls' Habiliment Now
Dec 5, 2012The Sani is a branch of the Yi ethnic minority. Huabaotou (colored turban) of the Sani women is still an important part of girls' habiliment now, just like the legendary Ahshima (a goddess of love in the national myth). Huabaotou ...
Tags: Sani, Yi ethnic minority, Huabaotou, colored turban, habiliment
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Taliu People Are Recognized as a Mysterious Group
Nov 28, 2012Taliu people are recognized as a mysterious group. Although identified by law as a branch of Yi ethnic minority, they consider Han people to be their real ancestors. Nevertheless, they speak a language which is neither Chinese nor that of ...
Tags: Chinese culture, Chinese customs, Tea-Horse Road, Silk Road
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Introductions of Some Culture Which Is Known a Little People in China
Nov 28, 2012Basha people Basha people belong to a branch of the Miao ethnic minority in Guizhou province and have a reputation as the last tribe of gunman. Almost every man above the age of 14 carries a gun and a knife, which they regard as a sign ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional culture, Chinese culture