Drinking Customs among Ethnic Minority Groups(2)
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Chinese wine culture has a long history and ethnic minority groups have their own drinking customs. For them, home brewed wine is an indispensable part in festival celebrations and makes an ideal gift for friends and relatives. Wine drinking is a way of expressing their unrestrained and happy feelings. There are a wide variety of drinking customs among ethnic minority groups, reflecting their unique lifestyles. Whenever they raise a cup of wine, there’s singing and cheering drifting around, creating a joyous atmosphere. |
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Some Examples
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- Drinking to the Accompaniment of Drumbeats
- Drinking to the accompaniment of drumbeats is a custom among the Dai, Jingpo, Zhuang and other ethnic minority groups.
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- Plying while Singing and Dancing
- This custom means that in a feast, the host sings and dances to add to the fun, and plies the guests with wine.
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- Guest-Greeting Drinking
- Guest-greeting drinking is a custom unique to the Miao ethnic people.
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- Drinking from Two Cups Joined Together
- For Paiwan people of the Gaoshan ethnic minority, drinking from two cups joined together is not just for the bride and bridegroom on the wedding, it
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- Drinking Shanlan Wine
- The Li ethnic people in Hainan and other areas are good-natured and hospitable.
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- Drinking Bile Wine
- The Shui ethnic people traditionally entertain their guests with bile wine.
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- Drinking Barley Wine
- The Tibetan people are very hospitable. When guests come from afar, the Tibetans traditionally offer barley wine to them.
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