The Yao nationality puzzle The Yao puzzle The Yao are one of the indigenous peoples of China remarkable for the following characters: – Big population. According to the 2000 census there were 2,600,000 Yao only in China. – Big dispersion. The Yao are...
Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County It was established in 1952 with the name of Dayaoshan (Big Mountain of the Yao) Autonomous Zone, but in 1966 the name was changed to Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County. It is a mountainous county with rugged lands...
Different marriages of the Yao people Different marriages of the Yao people Among the Yao there are different kinds of marriage, though all they have some common characteristics: – They use antiphonal songs to court each other. – They have the freedom to...
The drum of the clan among the Balou Yao The drum of the clan among the Balou Yao The Yao are one of the peoples who inhabit the mountains of southern China. They are composed of numerous branches, with languages and cultures that are quite different. One branch of...
The religion of the Pai Yao The religion of the Pai Yao The Pai Yao living in Liannan County believe that the world is populated by a multitude of spirits that they roughly divide into big and small spirits. According to their behavior regarding human beings, they are...
Thoughts about the Yao history Thoughts about the Yao history Two of the papers presented in the First International Congress of Yao Studies deal with the origin and meaning of the «King Ping’s Charter», a kind of document that granted the Yao free pass across...
