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Profile of Ethnic Groups in Hunan
Hunan is a multiethnic home to the Han nationality and other 55 ethnic groups. According to the 7th nationwide population census conducted in 2020, the population of these 55 ethnic groups in Hunan Pr...
More >Yao People Celebrate Panwang Festival in Guiyang County
The 15th Southern Hunan Yao People "Panwang Festival" and the "Zuogetang" Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition were held in Daxi Village, Tangshi Town, Guiyang County. The Yao ethnic group from eig...
More >Dong People Celebrate New Year Festival
The 2025 Huangdu Dong New Year Festival Celebrations were launched at Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County on December 6. Local people and tourists dressed in festive costum...
More >Yao People Celebrate Traditional Panwang Festival
The Panwang Festival, marked on the 16th day of the tenth Chinese lunar month every year, is an important event for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestor Pan Hu. This festival holds great signi...
More >Tujia Stilt-house Village in Central China, a Home Grown from the Slopes
Shuangfeng Village in Yongshun county, Hunan Province, is hailed by a Chinese ethnologist as "China's first village of the Tujia ethnic group."
More >Strings with Heart: The Dong People's Pipa
The pipa, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, holds a special place among the Dong ethnic group, who mainly live in China's Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi. Crafted from cedar wood, the Dong p...
More >Yao People Celebrate Jiu Ba Festival
November 17 was the 28th day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the Jiu Ba Festival of the Yao ethnic people. Villagers got together happily, enjoying the bustling atmosphere of...
More >Yao People Celebrate Bumper Harvest in Linwu County
Xishan Yao Township held a folk event to celebrate a bumper harvest.
More >Miao People Celebrate Ganqiu Festival in Fenghuang County
A grand annual celebration of Miao ethnic minority—Ganqiu Festival—was held at Muli Village, Qiangongping Town, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. This festival is deepl...
More >Miao People Celebrate Start of Autumn
A series of Gan Qiu activities of Miao ethnic minority was launched at Pailiao Village in Shuanglong Town, Huayuan County. Miao people from near and far staged various performances such as dragon and ...
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