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Chinese Folk Art by Yang Xianrang and Yang Yang Women who use colors and symbolism to express sentiments such as love, hope, protection of children, and happiness traditionally create Chinese folk embroidery. Among the Miao, who use embroidery to record ...
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.
Miao’s costumes have a lot of patterns to represent their histories and stories. The fish is a very common design on their embroidery. Some embroideries also map the afterlife of Miao people. A red ball is commonly found on every ...
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, ...
Five to ten dances are presented depending on the weather and the tourism arrangement. In Matang Village, there is a lady who acts as a host to introduce the background of each dance. Their traditional dances and songs represent their ...
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 ...
The landscape of Juizhou is made up of pastures of roaming cattle, cultivated farm land, and small hills and river near-by.
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.
This video shows pictures of the Juizhou Villagers of all ages.
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 ...
Sister Rice is an important culinary and symbolic element of the festival. The process of creating the brightly-colored rice begins when the young women gather different kinds of leaves, flowers, and grass to make dye. The rice is then placed ...
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 ...
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