China may submit Wolf Totem, a co-production between China and France, as its 2016 Academy Awards best foreign language film entry after it was announced that another contender lost the bid late Tuesday. The producers of Mountains May ...
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Horse-head fiddle is a bow shaped musical instrument usually used by the Mongolian people, one of the ethnic minorities of China. The musical instrument is named like this because its head is usually carved like the shape of a horse ...
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Yugu Autonomous County in South Gansu is located in the middle of the Hexi Corridor and the north foot of the Qilian Mountains. The Yugu minority, named Yaohu'er or Lianglayugu'er in their own language, is a very special ethnic group. It ...
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Dresses and accessories mark the lifestyles and production levels of the people of a geographic region during a historical period, and they vividly reflect the people's customs and aesthetic tastes. Headdresses play an important role in ...
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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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Clothes of Chinese ethnic minorities are flowery and colorful, extremely exquisite, and highly characteristic. They constitute an important part of the rich history and culture of the nationalities. Every aspect of their ...
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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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Long melody is a sort of ballad which was created by nomadic tribes in North China in the course of stockbreeding activities and is sung at the time of grazing and during traditional festivals. It is featured by long-drawn-out and leisurely ...
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August is the golden season of the grassland with abundant grass and strong livestock. At the end of August in lunar calendar, the Mongolians will hold a Mare Milk Festival for a whole day. This Mongolian traditional festival is commonly ...
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The present population of the Mongolians numbers 4,806,849. Most of the China's Mongolians are living in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, and others are scattered in the Northeast and Northwest of China. The Mongolians were ...
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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 ...
Distribution and Population: With a population of 5,813,947, the Mongols (also called Mongolian) ethnic minority is distributed primarily in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region along with others in provinces like Qinghai, Gansu, ...
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Chinese Festivals are always fun and no one does Festivals better than the Chinese. Of all the Chinese Festivals, the Moon Cake Festival is specifically aimed at families and in particular family reunions. As the full moon rises, ...
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