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Archive for August, 2010

Aug 31st

Chinese Traditional Wedding- Xibe Ethnic Minority

Live along the Ili River in Xinjiang and in Liaoning Province, Xibe ethnic group speak a Manchu-Tungus language, worship ancestors and honor pantheon of gods that include the Insect King, Dragon King, Earth Spirit and Smallpox Spirit. Unlike other ethnic minorities, Xibe young peo...

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Aug 31st

Chinese Traditional Wedding—-Derung Ethnic Minority

Derung is a small ethnic group with population of about 5, 000 in China. Most of them live in Derung Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Over all these years Derung still keeps many primeval marital customs. People of Derung are good at singing and dancing and they all like to express t...

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Aug 30th

Chinese Traditional Wedding-Tajik Ethnic Minority

The Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County borders on Tadzhikistan in the northwest, faces Afghanistan in the southwest, and is adjacent to Pakistan in the south. Tajik ethnic group has developed distinctive folk customs which have been influenced by the characteristics of the plateau, and of...

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Aug 30th

Chinese Traditional Wedding-Hani Ethnic Minority

As one of China’s 55 ethnic Minorities, Hani still keeps the tradition of “Grabbing Marriage” and “Crying before the Marriage”. For Hani people, there are usually two kinds of grabbing; one is to grab the girl on the condition that a boy proposes a marriage to a girl for sev...

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Aug 28th

Chinese Traditional Wedding-Nu Ethnic Minority

Nu ethnic minority, which mainly inhabits Yunnan Province, Southwest China, has some distinctive and interesting marriage customs. Several marital systems Like the ballad goes "the auntie's daughter doesn't yield to others", the marriage between cousins has special priori...

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Aug 28th

Chinese Traditional Wedding-Bonan Ethnic Minority

As one of the smallest ethnic minority in Gansu Province, the Bonan Ethnic Group has cultural similarity with Hui ethnic minority. But they also have own courtship and marriage rituals, and their wedding ceremony usually begins on a Sunday morning according to Bonan calendar. Accordi...

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Aug 26th

Chinese Traditional Wedding-Yugur Ethnic Minority

It is said that Yugur ethnic minority was originated from Huihe people who were nomads around the Orkhon River during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In Chinese, “Yugur” means “wealth and stability”. For Yugur people, wedding ceremony should be grand and marriage among people with the ...

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Aug 26th

Chinese Traditional Wedding—Kazakh Ethnic Minority

As one of ethnic groups of China, Kazakh is a nationality favors cleanness and manners. Therefore they have many rules and traditions to follow in their lives especially for wedding. “Being after girls” is a popular folkloric game among young guys of Kazak, which is also a speci...

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Aug 25th

Chinese Traditional Wedding—Nakhi Ethnic Minority

The Nakhi ethnic minority was originally a branch of the ancient Qiang ethnic minority in northwest China. For the Nakhi in Lijiang areas of Yunnan, the monogamous marriage was put into practice long ago. Generally speaking, marriage of Nakhi must go through three steps of engagement, ente...

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Aug 25th

Chinese Traditional Wedding-Jingpo Ethnic Minority

For Jingpo Ethnic Minority of China, the most satisfying and preferable marriage is that a man gets married with his mother’s brother’s daughter or a match can bring two lineages together in an alliance. When the young men and women from Jingpo ethnic group want to find their love...

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