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It is recorded in Annals of Jingtai Yunnan Pictures and Books of the Ming dynasty that “People called Lisu¡­ always carry poisonous arrows and crossbows to hunt birds and...

“Sand of the river buries the lover” “Sand of the river buries the lover” is a traditional entertainment and spouse seeking activity celebrated by youngsters in the Fugong region...

“Kuoshi” Festival and Bathing Pool Singing Gathering The Lisu Nationality has many festivals, such as “Kuoshi Festival”, “New Rice Festival”, “Knife Stalk Festival”, “Torch Festival̶ ...

“Wine of one heart” with true and deep affection Like many other nationalities, the Lisus like to drink wine. They have two kinds of wine: watery wine and colorless...

Head ornament studded with love—“Ele” The Lisus mainly inhabit mountain slope regions on either side of the Nujiang River, the Lancangjiang River and the Jinshajiang River. Previously they were...

A nationality skilled in using crossbow The Lisu nationality is one of the minority nationalities in China. Its population is over 570,000. It mainly distributes over counties in the...

“Building with hanging feet” at the foot of hills and beside streams In the past, there was a saying in Guizhou: “The miaos live in high mountains, the Dongs...

Rongshui in Guangxi province is a famous inhabiting place for the Miaos. It not only has large population, but also retains on many special living and culture customs, such...

There are many festivals for the Miaos. Almost all types of festivals are included, such as religion, farm work, commemoration, trade, recreational and sports activities, celebration, social intercourse, etc....

“Walking guests”, “Disturbing the Village” and customs in proposing a toast The Miao people in the Langde village of Leishan County in Guizhou call visiting relatives “walking guests”, which...