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• Naxi ethnic group
  ...Besides works by Naxi scholars and writers, there is a repository of oral folk literature. "Genesis," "The Rich Steal Oxen," "Revenge" and "Song of Elopem == Customs and habits ==
  11 KB (1,756 words) - 07:39, 18 March 2011
• Oroqen ethnic group
  == Customs == With a rich and varied repertory of folk songs, the Oroqens sing praises of nature and love, hunting and struggles i
  12 KB (1,988 words) - 03:39, 13 July 2009
• Pali Buddhism
  ...as such retain their popularity in local communities. During Buddhist and folk festivals, followers make it a point of assembling in local temples to wors ...here Theravada Buddhism is a popular religion follow more or less the same customs as the people in Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos. For example, boys are obliged
  8 KB (1,245 words) - 05:14, 19 May 2010
• Yao ethnic group
  == Customs and habits == The Yaos have intriguing marriage customs. With antiphonal singing as a major means of courting, youngsters choose lo
  15 KB (2,500 words) - 01:16, 8 July 2011
• Chuanju
  ...hat followed, different art forms blended with the local dialect, customs, folk music, and dances, giving rise to a new regional opera with Sichuan charact ...elodies. Dengdiao evolved from local folk songs and Duangongxi, an ancient folk opera, whereas the other four types of melody gradually took shape after be
  15 KB (2,367 words) - 05:59, 4 February 2010
• She ethnic group
  Today, She marital customs are much like those of the Hans. But under pre-1949 feudal conditions, pare ...e to afford marriage. Because of so many pre-arranged, loveless marriages, folk singing gatherings became a means for people to spend time with their lover
  7 KB (1,125 words) - 06:07, 2 June 2009
• Uygur ethnic group
  ...into being. The large number of government documents, religious books and folk stories of this period are important works for students of the Uygur histor == Customs and habits ==
  24 KB (3,800 words) - 02:01, 9 December 2015
• Mongolian ethnic group
  ...g work in the treasure-house of Mongolian literature. Other great works of folk literature include the Story of Gessar Khan of the 11th century, the Life S == Customs and habits ==
  16 KB (2,476 words) - 05:46, 9 September 2009
• Yi ethnic group
  == Customs == ...rhage, wounds, bruises, etc.) is said to have been prepared according to a folk prescription handed down for generations by Yi people in Yunnan.
  36 KB (5,987 words) - 08:36, 13 July 2009
• Kirgiz ethnic group
  ...singers and dancers. The songs with rich content include lyrics, epics and folk songs. There are many kinds of musical instrument. A three-stringed instrum ...aria and their aspirations for freedom. It is also a mirror of the habits, customs and ideas of the Kirgiz of the time.
  13 KB (2,214 words) - 04:39, 13 July 2009
• Manchu ethnic group
  ...n was a favorite fabric for the rich; deerskin was popular with the common folk. Silks and satins for noble and the rich and cotton cloth for the ordinary ...ngjiang Province, however, Manchu people lived by their old traditions and customs and used their own ancient language until 1949, when the People's Republic
  25 KB (4,035 words) - 01:05, 13 July 2009
• Chinese Tea Art
  ...p or bowl, similar to a standing plate) than ordinary family members. Such customs showed the Chinese people's traditional virtue of respecting the old and ta
  23 KB (3,954 words) - 07:23, 20 June 2016

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