Ethnic Customs and Traditions

In the ancient times, stone coffins and cave tombs are widely practiced. Although in recent times, wooden coffins, stone outer coffins and earth tombs are popular, cave tombs and...

Bamboo is called “Qilao” by the Qilao people, so literally, their name can be accurately translated as “bamboo people”. It is not strange to name a man with bamboo...

The Jinos highly respect their maternal uncles, who possess an extremely high prestige in Jino’s social life. An uncle enjoys many items of traditional authority and responsibility, even surpassing...

Consecutive Naming System between Father and Children During the history of human society, the “consecutive naming system between father and children” is one important mark of the destruction of...

Many Jingpo families are composed of members from different subgroups. There are traditional habits as to which language they use: father and children use that of the father’s while...

Among the Lhobas who call themselves “Apadani,” a festival called “Molang” is celebrated in the twelfth or the first month according to the Chinese lunar calendar. These people inhabit...

All Lhoba men take flints along with them on the waist to make fire for tobacco and picnic. However, in some of their eating habits, we can still see...

“Put Wine on the Table; Put Words Aboveboard.” As a kind and hardworking people, they place etiquette in a high position. In a long history of social life, a...

“Walking guests”, “Disturbing the Village” and customs in proposing a toast The Miao people in the Langde village of Leishan County in Guizhou call visiting relatives “walking guests”, which...

The Moinbas have lived at the edge of the Tibetan region for generations, and have always taken the Tibetan region and Tibetans as their companions. In the 7th century,...