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Hani woman - Yuanyang rice-paddy terracing images and video Yunnan China

Customs of the Hani People

The Hani people (or Ho people; Hani: Haqniq; Chinese: 哈尼族; Hānízú; Vietnamese: Người Hà Nhì) are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, Laos, and Yunnan … Read more

Traditional Bai Spring Festival in Yunnan

Traditional Bai Spring Festival in Yunnan

Every year Bai people in Heqing celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

“Baizu are one of the ethnic minorities in China. Although most Bai people adhere to Buddhism, they also have their native religion of Benzhuism: the worship of ngel zex (Chinese: 本主 ben zhu), local gods and ancestors. Ngel zex could be any heroes in history, the Prince of the Nanzhao regime, a hero of folklore or even a tiger (for instance, Laojun Jingdi 老君景帝 is a tiger actually). There are also minorities practicing Taoism and Christianity.” [Wikipedia]

Video by: Matteo Damiani