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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 >Miao People Celebrate "Sanyuesan" in Fenghuang County
"Sanyuesan", also known as the "Double Third Festival", is an ancient Chinese festival celebrated on the third day of the third Chinese lunar month, which falls on March 31 this year.
More >Ganfenshe Festival Celebrated in Hengdong County
The annual Ganfenshe Festival was held in Caoshi Town during the Spring Equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the fourth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar.
More >Yao People Celebrate Singing Festival in Jianghua County
The event brought together more than 300 folk singers from across the county and 28 singing teams from regions of the Yao ethnic group in Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hubei.
More >Miao People Celebrate Fenghuang County 'Jiong Culture' Festival
The worship ceremony during the "Jiong Culture" Festival is a traditional ritual for Miao people in Fenghuang County to pay tribute to Chiyou.
More >The Art of Miao Cross-stitching
Miao cross-stitching, also known as shusha (counted thread stitch), is a traditional folk craft with a long history in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province. Using cloth s...
More >Yao People Celebrate Annual Panwang Festival
Panwang Festival holds great significance for the inheritance of the culture and etiquettes of the Yao ethnic minority. The event is marked on the 16th day of the tenth lunar month every year.
More >Dong People Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County
Dong people performed dragon lantern dance at Minzu Square in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County to celebrate the county's 70th anniversary. On that day, numerous Dong people crowded into the county town,...
More >Explore Zhangjiajie in Folk Customs: Sangzhi Battle-Drum Dance
Battle-Drum Dance, a traditional dance in Sangzhi County, has been listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. It is performed by male dancers of Bai ethnic minority. The dancers hold bat...
More >Explore Zhangjiajie in Folk Customs: Sangzhi Folk Songs
Sangzhi folk songs are primarily performed in the Sangzhi dialect, which features distinctive retroflex sounds.
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