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The wedding of Zhuang people: shoes in exchange for red packet
There is an interesting custom called "sifting shoes" among today's Zhuang Ethnic Minority people...
Miao wedding: " Grabbing " is a must
Besides popular forms of marriage, there is a marriage custom called "grabbing" marriage among...
Change the clothes, Yi girls begin their adulthood
In the Mountainous Liangshan area in Yunnan Province, a ceremony, known as "Sha Laluo" in the Yi...
Black pottery pot with carved design
Dai Nationality
Xishuangbanna,Yunnan Province
Late 20th century
The Dai Nationality
The Dai Nationality
The Dai ethnic minority, which numbers 1,158,989, is distributed throughout the Dai Autonomous Region and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Region in Xishuangbanna in the southern part of Yunnan Province.
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Resources of Xishuangbanna
Resources of Xishuangbanna
Thanks to the area's favorable climate, agriculture and horticulture developed very early...
Architecture of the Dai People
Architecture of the Dai People
The architecture of the Dai region is distinctive, known especially for the Dai-style temples, bamboo bridges and houses...
Elephant-foot Drum Dance
Elephant-foot Drum Dance
The Elephant-foot drum dance is another well known dance for men...
Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals
Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals
The Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals are the two longest and grandest periods...
Flower Street Festival
Flower Street Festival
The Huajie Festival (Flower Street Festival) is held on the seventh day of the first lunar month...
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Bamboo Buildings...
The bamboo building of Dai ethnic minority is the stilt style building that takes bamboo as the...
Water-Splashing...
Water-Splashing Festival is the most ceremonious traditional festival of the Dai minority.
Gold peacock of...
As the most famous traditional folk dance of the Dai Minority in China, peacock dance is...
Walking Marriage...
The walking marriage widely adopted by the Mosuo People of China is a unique marriage custom.
Xishuangbanna...
It is located at the southernmost tip of Yunnan Province. There are over 4000 species of higher...
Silver Ornaments...
Silver Ornaments such as neck ring,bracelet,girdle of the Dai Ethnic Group...
Books
A Reader on China (Cultural China)
A Reader on China is a one-volume book intended for general interest readers. It provides a basic...
Chinese Landscapes (ESSAYS) (Cultural...
Included in this book are landscape essays by twelve well-known modern and contemporary Chinese...
Food and Chinese Culture (Cultural...
Collected in this book are ten essays on the art of Chinese cuisine and food culture. Chinese...