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The Qiangs have had a long history for making wine, and one of reasons is that a branch of the ancient Qiangs was engaged in farming first. Another reason...

Because of the long history and the long closed-up living environment, many simple and pure old customs have been kept in the spiritual culture of the Qiangs. The two...

Watchtowers, stone-piled house, chain bridge, plank roadway (built along perpendicular rock-faces by means of wooden brackets fixed into the cliff) and irrigation works are the most famous structures built...

The Qiang nationality is one of the minority nationalities in China. It has a population of 198,252 now. They mainly gather in the Mao county in the Aba Zang...

The Shui ethnic group has a long-standing tradition of paddy-planting farming in hillside fields. Despite modern agricultural changes, many traditional customs are still practiced by Shui peasants, some of...

The Duan Festival is the most significant and grand celebration of the Shui (Sui) ethnic group. It is a time filled with rich traditions, cultural performances, and communal gatherings....

The marriage customs of the Shui (Sui) ethnic group are steeped in tradition, placing great emphasis on legal and formal marriages. This process follows specific customs and rituals, blending...

Men’s clothes have no obvious difference with Hans’ living around them since the 1940’s, and women’s clothes and adornments have kept distinctive national features till now. The “Suijia cloth”(or...

The Suis is one of the minority nationalities in China. It has a population of 345993 and they inhabit mainly in Sadu Sui Autonomous County, Libo, Duyun, Dushan counties...

The Wa nationality is a farming nationality. Their productive forces were low in the past and their capacity of resisting natural disasters was comparatively weak. So many sacrifice offering...