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Miao March festival in 1894 (2008-05-11)

At a given signal the lads played a few bars, and then waving their flutes in unison, each little group moved sideways on a few steps, the lassies taking the lead until they stopped, when the lads would play another few bars and then the group moved again.

Poverty of the Yi Nationality in Liangshan: (2008-05-10)

Dire poverty among the Yi Nationality in Liangshan Mountains forces children 12 years old to migrate to work in coastal cities.

The Tujia at the end of 19th century depicted by Mrs Pruen. (2008-05-08)

Their great festival is at the New Year, when the young people go in procession to the hills with flutes and drums, singing as they wend their way

Documentary Films about the Moso (2008-05-04)

Some films about the Moso.

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (2008-04-24)

Xishuangbanna has a rich ethnic variety. In Xishuangbanna there are also some ethnic groups with small population, not officially recognized as National Minorities, some of them preserve interesting languages and cultural tracts.

Books about Tibet and the Tibetan people available online (2008-04-04)

In this first document about the Tibetan people we bring the reader links to 18 books about Tibet and the Tibetan people.

Sacred forest of the Wa people: (2008-04-03)

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.

All we are Gejia: (2008-04-02)

The Gejia were depicted as a branch of the Miao and at the same time as a different people.

The double wedding of the Chashan: (2008-03-24)

The Chasan people enjoyed free sex before marriage. But after that their marriage was arranged by the parents without letting the young people have much of a say.

Shiping County- (2008-03-14)

There are three main branches of the Yi living in Shibing: Nisu, Pula and Shansu. The Nisu, according to the different traditional dresses and make-up, are locally known as "SanDao hong" (Three red bands) and "Hua yao" (Florid waist)

Water pipes of the Wa Nationality: (2008-03-06)

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

Religion of the Chashan: (2008-02-20)

Their primary god is the God of the Sky, Monke, who is above all the other deities. They worship Monke in all important ceremonies, particularly during weddings and funerals.