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Writing for the Wa
— Xiao Kang “They say to me, ‘Mr Rong, you can’t read the scriptures, you must recite them from memory! We heard you could recite scriptures... Honouring the dead: Dleus vangb in a Miao village - Xiao Kang Firecrackers explode deafeningly, leaving behind trails of red, smoking, charred cardboard scraps as the family members proceed down the narrow, mud path... Miao Hospitality Expressed Generously - Pei Mingming In the United States, the South is seen as a culture of hospitality. In China, at least among the Miao, I've found the same to be true... Bai Traditional Wedding - Precious Diamond In Bai tradition, the wedding ceremony usually takes place six months to a year after the prospective groom initially proposes... From my Home in a Village-style Neighbourhood in Jing Hong — Ke Jie A poem about a Jing Hong neighbourhood. The Day of the Duck — Mo Rui Qiu We were on our way to a friend’s village to observe the local Ghost festival. Then, I saw a live duck... A Dong House Raising - by Teacher Chen “Chen Laoshi!” some village men yelled. “Teacher Chen! Come!” they called again as I walked by a group of men surrounded by logs, hammers, axes... |
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Late yesterday evening I got back from a trip up to the mountains, whereI got to see a minority-culture wedding among the Dongxiang people... No medicine needed for teething babies — Liu Shan Shan It was a cold, bone-numbing winter day in Mao Xian, Sichuan... Talbiuq:A Naxi Holiday— Jacqueline Pinson “What’s Talbiuq?” “I guess we’ll find out tomorrow,” I answered... |
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