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Most of the Was establish their marriage through free courtship. They usually get married at about 20, and the husband is usually older than the wife. But young fellows...

Traditional clothes of the Ximeng region is the most typical in Was. Most men wear black or blue sleeveless short garment and trousers with wide bottom. Women often wear...

Wooden drum, called “Keluoke” in Wa language, is a traditional sacrifice offering tool, musical instrument and alarm reporting tool. Trunk of Schima wallichii,peach tree or Mali tree is raw...

Cangyuan Cliff Painting Cangyuan Cliff Painting (沧源岩画), the oldest cliff painting of China, enjoys the history of 3000 years. It is painted with red paint with fingers or feathers....

The Wa nationality is one of the minority nationalities of China. Now it has a population of more than 350,000. It mainly distributes over mountain area or half-mountain area...

The name linked between father and son system is a method of naming by linking father’s and son’s names, which appeared at the transition period from matri-clan system to...

The Yi people enjoy drinking wine since ancient times. Wine plays an important role in their diet and social life. The Yi saying says, “Han people value tea, and...

Yi women often wear scarf, wrap cloth or wear hat. They wear clothes with wide front and long pleated skirt reaching the ground. Yi girls in Honghe region in...

The basic style of the Yi men’s clothes is wrapping long cloth on head, wearing close-fitting garment with wide front, covering a wool cloak “Ca’erwa” or felt cloak out...

Yi people mostly live in mountain region and most of their villages are located on slopes with gentle terrain. Their village is not big, and it is often composed...