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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 >NPC Deputy Devoted to Reviving Yao Culture, Transforming Folk Traditions into Source of Income
Zhao Chunmei, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, is particularly focused on how ethnic culture can thrive through rural revitalization.
More >Vlog: Not Dumplings! A Hunan Family's Ethnic New Year Feast
Dumplings are Chinese New Year staple for many, but did you know Hunan's ethnic minorities have their own festive flavors? Our Xinhua correspondent got the chance to join a local family's reunion dinn...
More >Dong People Hold Folk Celebration for Upcoming Chinese New Year
A folk celebration for the upcoming Chinese New Year was held at Shangbao Dong Village, Zhaishi Miao and Dong Township, Suining County. Local Dong people and visitors enjoyed various folk activities t...
More >Yao People Held Reunion Banquet to Greet Upcoming Chinese New Year
Yao people and tourists enjoying the distinctive "Shazhu Yan", which embodies the unique cultural characteristics of the Yao ethnic minority.
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...
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