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The Wa Nationality Name: Wa, Awa, Kawa, Lawa, Lua, Va Population: 400,000 Location: Yunnan Province, Cangyuan and Ximeng counties. |
Introductory
Articles in Ethnic China
The
religious feeling of the Wa people: with a deeper religious
feeling… more than 30% of their wealth was spent for religious activities.
A
strange baptism among the Wa Nationality:
one of their female ancestors lead the people to a river, washed their
heads and the people opened their eyes to see.
Sacred
forest of the Wa people: in the past, every village has some
sacred forest, some times with different functions, one for expel the
devils, one for dispose of the head hunted.
Wa
Goodies: An ingenious way of getting them, the most valuable
food for them is honey.
Who
are the Wa of Manhui?: We come down the mountain about 20 years
ago. In the top there are still other…
Water
pipes of the Wa Nationality: In the past every Wa village had
an interesting system of water pipes that provided water for the villagers.
Built from bamboo tubes, every pipe can be as long as some hundred meters
Scholars
Researches available in the Web
Fu Su-fei.- Wa minority Long-Houses in Da-San-Men Zhai, Xi-Meng County.
Li Yangsong.- A Discussion of several issues relating to ancient earthernware based on a study of pottery production by the Wa of Yunnan.
Li Yangsong.- Oracle Chicken Bones of the Wa People in Ximeng, Yunnan
Qing-jun Hu.- Transition from Patriarchal Slavery Slave-Owning System: An Analysis based on Chinese Ethnological Data.
Slaves appeared among the Wa people around the mid 1800s, and before the middle of the 1950s patriarchal slavery existed among approximately 40.000 Was in Ximeng in Yunnan province.
Tian Jizhou.- Ethnic relation of the Ximeng County Yue-Song Wa minority.
Aroonrut Wichienkeeo.- “Lua Leading Dogs, Toting Chaek, Carrying Chickens”: Some Comments
Regarding
King’s coronation ceremony in which the Lua participated in the procession
entering Chiang Mai bringing dogs, chaek, and chickens, the local Chiang
Mai chronicles record that
Zhao Yanshe.- A Tentative Research on the Culture of the Wooden Drum of Wa Ethnic Group
According
to the materials available, we think nothing is more primitive, peculiar
and sacred than the wooden drums which are still used in the areas where
the Wa people live. The Wa folks think the bronze drums can be compared
to "the Mother of all the Musical Instrument"
Books and references
Basic Bibliography
of the Wa Nationality
Chinese Bibliography
of the Wa Nationality
Ethnic China Photo Exhibitions about Wa Nationality
Wa
sacred ceremonies performed for the public.
More
Photo exhibitions about the Wa Ethnic Group
Music
Wa
Nationality music
Films and Video
Documentary
Films about the Wa Nationality
Available dvds and vcds about the Wa minority
Image of the the Wa Nationality in the cinema
Art and Handicrafts
The
Wa ethnic group in the art: In the works of some Chinese
artists.
Travel
Travel
to Wa lands
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