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Dizi player Zhang Weiliang was born in Suzhou in 1957 and began to learn Dizi from famous Dizi player Zhao Songting in 1967. In 1977, he entered the Central Conservatory of Music, then transferred to Chinese Instruments Department at China ...

Pipa player Liu Dehai was born in Shanghai on August 13, 1937. He learned the Pipa from Pipa player Lin Shicheng. In 1957, he entered the Central Conservatory of Music, and served as a prominent teacher there since graduating in ...

Chinese Shadow Play was first seen during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) and grew in popularity within the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), during which time shadow puppetry spread from Northern to Southern China.  Qibao Shadow Play was the earliest form ...

            THE EIGHT SOUNDS (八音) Joel Batchler (武乔尔) Reporter’s Introduction, Acknowledgements, and Thanks Ever since childhood, Chinese culture has always grabbed my attention.  What fascinated me the most about it was that it is, today, ...

Bristle dolls have truncated clay cores. Bai glues boar bristles onto their wide bottoms. While the figures were originally clothed in paper, they are now clothed in silk. The silk clothing is backed by rice paper that Bai makes himself, ...

Bristle dolls are modeled after Peking Opera roles. Dolls are arranged on a metal plate and “dance” when the plate is struck. When struck, the plate resonates, sounding much like Peking Opera music. When creating the dolls, Bai takes care ...

On the door, many Chinese would put on red paper with calligraphy. Many people like to have “Wen Wu” on their doors which means literacy/scholar and hero/physically strong.

Five to ten dances are presented depending on the weather and the tourism arrangement. Their traditional dances and songs represent their village life, love stories, and the natural phenomena. Usually, at the end of the performance, guests are invited to ...

Home are made of bricks and wood. They use very good wood that doesn’t require any nail. They know very well about the texture of soil and how the wood should be connected.

Ge is a division of Miao. Less than fifty thousand in population. Most of them live in Kaili city and Huang-ping County in Guizhou Province. Ge people have a lot of silverware. They are categorized as head jewelry, neck jewelry, ...

In Matang Village at the Longchang Town, Kaili City, Guizhou Province, people call called themselves Ge rather than Miao. They are recognized as one of the divisions of Miao in China. With aid from the Chinese government, Matang Village and ...

Juizhou Village is a small village in Southwestern China. It has a village square, with surrounding homes. Most use wood for fire and have no lighting or refrigerator.

The Sister Festival that we visited most likely differs from others because it was partially recreated for our observation and participation. Since we arrived after most of the festivities had ended, the Miao people of Jiuzhou Village graciously performed song ...

Like the Mountain Ramp Festival, the Sister Meal Festival (also called the “Sisters” or “Sister Rice Festival”) is a way for young Miao men and women to match up for marriage. Although exact dates and customs vary between towns and ...

Zhao Yong Qi’s masks represent Peking Opera characters and are made from clay and paper mache.

Twenty years ago, Zhao Yongqi came to Beijing from Hubei Province and created a mask-making workshop that has since expanded to multiple locations and at least twenty employees. Before he started making masks, Zhao was an accomplished artist. Zhao’s teacher ...

The Peking Opera is popular, and its characters are often portrayed on gourds. Dough flower characters are also often related to the opera. Villagers often participate in the operas, which are held in the markets where there is a lot ...

Generally a female who wears a red hat is communicating that she is single; if she wears a black hat, she is married.  There are three layers in the skirts they wear.  If the bottom layer is black, it means ...

The Mountain Ramp Festival serves multiple purposes for the Miao, but the most discussed is its role as a meeting place for young men and women to meet with the hopes of future marriage. In addition to festivals, markets are ...