por pedroceinos | Ene 3, 2021 | baoan, ethnic-groups
The Baoan, master sword makers in the Silk Road The Baoan, master sword makers In the dry lands of Gansu province, at the foot of the Jishishan mountain, there are three villages inhabited by different people. At first glance, their life is the same as that of any...
por pedroceinos | Ene 1, 2021 | ethnic-groups, jingpo, myths
The goddess of the Sun of the Jingpo The goddess of the Sun of the Jingpo The goddess of the Sun was in the sky when one day she realized that on Earth the situation of men had changed a great deal. When they were created, they were all equal, and without evil and...
por pedroceinos | Dic 29, 2020 | ethnic-groups, zhuang
Funeral Masks of the Zhuang people in the Nationalities Museum of Kunming Funeral Masks of the Zhuang people in nationalities Museum of Kunming Known as Longyawai Masks, they are funeral ceremony masks popular in the Zhuang communities of Wenshan Autonomous...
por pedroceinos | Dic 28, 2020 | ethnic-groups, myths, wa
The creation of the world among the Wa of China The creation of the world among the Wa of China As soon as the heaven was formed, it looked like the back of a toad, full of lumps and protrusions, it was very ugly. The god Li[i] extended his hands and was polishing...
por pedroceinos | Dic 27, 2020 | ethnic-groups
The Jinuo, descendants of the uncle The Jinuo, descendants of the uncle The Jino, with a population of only 21.500 persons (in 2005) are one of the smallest minorities in China and the last to be officially recognized as such, as they were designated a national...
por pedroceinos | Dic 24, 2020 | ethnic-groups, yao
The Blue Women of China of the Yao minority The Blue Women of China of the Yao minority Many people have heard of the Blue Men of the Sahara (the Tuareg), but few have heard of the Blue Women of China. And in fact among the women of the so-called Landian Yao or Landen...
