por pedroceinos | Mar 18, 2021 | ethnic-groups, tibetans, travel
Tibetans, the people who descend from the monkey Tibetans, the people who descend from the monkey According to an ancient myth, the Tibetans originated from the union of an ogress (raksasi) and a monkey. The monkey was sent by Avalokitesvara, Mother Buddha, to sow the...
por pedroceinos | Mar 9, 2021 | ethnic-groups, kucong
The sung funeral of the Kucong of China The sung funeral of the Kucong Among the Kucong, one of the peoples who have most persistently maintained their isolation in the mountainous areas on the border of China and Laos, the different stages of the funeral are...
por pedroceinos | Mar 3, 2021 | ethnic-groups, yao
The magical world of Yao painting. Jean Pierre Cormerais The magical world of Yao painting. Jean Pierre Cormerais The Yao ceremonial paintings, the masterworks of the Yao people, nowadays are spread across much of Southeast Asia, increasingly fascinated art lovers...
por pedroceinos | Mar 3, 2021 | ethnic-groups, yao
The main characteristics of the Yao culture according to W. Eberhard The main characteristics of the Yao culture according to W. Eberhard The main characteristic of this Yao culture was its productive system, namely slash and burnt dry-agriculture in the mountains....
por pedroceinos | Mar 3, 2021 | ethnic-groups, yao
A book about the Red Yao A book about the Red Yao Maybe the first comprehensive study completely dedicated to the Red Yao, the book is published with the clear purpose of cover all the aspects of The Red Yao life and culture. In the classical descriptive style common...