Traditions

Guest-receiving Etiquette

: The Blang ethnic minority is one of the oldest peoples in Yunnan Province, living mainly in the...

: The Nu women's straight skirt is woven in this way.

: The Li ethnic minority lives mainly in the Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the centre and...

Both hosts and guests shall sit on kang, with Gaiwan Tea (tea served in a set of cups), pancake and fried hot yam served. When treating a guest with chicken, the chicken bottom shall be given to the guest so as to show respect.

The Dongxiang Nationality

The Dongxiang ethnic minority derived their name from their native region - Dongxiang. Today, numbering 513,805, they mainly inhabit the Dongxiang Autonomous County in Gansu, with a small number in Xinjiang and Ningxia.

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: Pictures of...; Normally,the Torch Festival,the most important to the Yis,begins with a mountain horn performance.

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: Pictures of...; Young people performing the Bamboo Dance on the Lis' Third Month Street Fair.

: Pictures of...; The Nu women's straight skirt is woven in this way.

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