Pictures of Chinese people - 56 ethnic groups
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Gelao People 仡佬族
Assorted food on a Gelao family's table
Again, because the lack of refrigeration in ancient time, marinated pork strips (with different herbs) and sun dried with winter wind is on every Chinese family table
花腰粑
Rice cakes
Smelly tofu
A pre fried tofu in sauce
On a Gelao "eat Worm day" a pan fried grasshoppers dish is usually presented
Sweets
Assorted food on a Gelao family's table
Again, because the lack of refrigeration in ancient time, marinated pork strips (with different herbs) and sun dried with winter wind is on every Chinese family table
花腰粑
Rice cakes
Smelly tofu
A pre fried tofu in sauce
On a Gelao "eat Worm day" a pan fried grasshoppers dish is usually presented
Sweets
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Linxia 临夏县 is a county in Gansu China. It lies within Daxia He River 大夏河 Valley
Location of Linxia County
Linxia is an ancient city
Majority of the people in this city belongs to a Chinese ethnic group called Dongxiang People 东乡族, a Sunni Muslim people. They live harmoniously together with another Muslim ethnic group, the Hui, and the Han Chinese.
City new developments
Location of Linxia County
Linxia is an ancient city
Majority of the people in this city belongs to a Chinese ethnic group called Dongxiang People 东乡族, a Sunni Muslim people. They live harmoniously together with another Muslim ethnic group, the Hui, and the Han Chinese.
City new developments
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Dongxiang People 东乡族
Dongxiang People 东乡族, numbered about 550,000, are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China. Most of the Dongxiang live in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and surrounding areas of Gansu Province in northwestern China, while other groupings can also be found in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Dongxiang are closely related to the Mongolians . Through contact with Central Asians, were converted to Sunni Islam in the 13th century. One possible origin is that they are descendants of Mongolian troops posted in the Hezhou area by Genghis Khan (1162-1227 AD) during his journey westward, while another possibility is that they could be a mixture of many peoples including Mongolian, Han, and Tibetan groups. Many Dongxiang adopted Han and Hui surnames as they intermarried with both groups as well.
The Dongxiang speak Dongxiang language, a member of the Mongolic family and use Arabic alphabets. They are one of the poorest and least literate minority group in China, perhaps in part, due to the lack of a written language.
Official portrait of a Dongxiang family
A Dongxiang family
A Dongxiang girl in ethnic clothes
何清祥 a Dongxiang singer
张平 another famous Dongxiang singer from Linxia
A Dongxiang musical instrument
Dongxiang People 东乡族, numbered about 550,000, are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China. Most of the Dongxiang live in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and surrounding areas of Gansu Province in northwestern China, while other groupings can also be found in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Dongxiang are closely related to the Mongolians . Through contact with Central Asians, were converted to Sunni Islam in the 13th century. One possible origin is that they are descendants of Mongolian troops posted in the Hezhou area by Genghis Khan (1162-1227 AD) during his journey westward, while another possibility is that they could be a mixture of many peoples including Mongolian, Han, and Tibetan groups. Many Dongxiang adopted Han and Hui surnames as they intermarried with both groups as well.
The Dongxiang speak Dongxiang language, a member of the Mongolic family and use Arabic alphabets. They are one of the poorest and least literate minority group in China, perhaps in part, due to the lack of a written language.
Official portrait of a Dongxiang family
A Dongxiang family
A Dongxiang girl in ethnic clothes
何清祥 a Dongxiang singer
张平 another famous Dongxiang singer from Linxia
A Dongxiang musical instrument
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Dongxiang People 东乡族
The village just slaughtered a lamb
After preparation it's ready to eat
A different style
A chicken dish
A Dongxiang style bake potato
Goat cheese & lamb meat
A natural soup/tea from products grow in this area
Perhaps a business lunch
The village just slaughtered a lamb
After preparation it's ready to eat
A different style
A chicken dish
A Dongxiang style bake potato
Goat cheese & lamb meat
A natural soup/tea from products grow in this area
Perhaps a business lunch
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Dongxiang People 东乡族
Sports and activities
A new Dongxiang village is being build
Reforestation are taking place in this arid land
Being one of the poorest ethnic group in China the Dongxiang people's living standard should be picking up
Sports and activities
A new Dongxiang village is being build
Reforestation are taking place in this arid land
Being one of the poorest ethnic group in China the Dongxiang people's living standard should be picking up
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Dongxiang People 东乡族
Dungan people 东干族, numbered about 100,000, refer to themselves as Chinese Hui or Zhonghua minzu 中华民族 and migrated to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan during the 19th century in a few waves because of political turmoils at home in Xinjiang. There are also around 15,000 Dungan people scattered around Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Russia. The large majority of Dungan are Hanafi Muslim, with a Hanbali minority.
The Dungan people are believed to be the cousins of Dongxiang people.
The Dungan (left) and the Tartars
Dungan girls in Shor-Tyube, Kazakhstan
Dungans from Uzbekistan
A Dungan Mosque in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan 清真寺
A Dungan bride
A Dungan wedding
A group of Dungans Diasporas community leaders from various central Asia countries visiting China
祖尔菲亚 2012 Olympic weight lifting gold medalist from Kazakhstan is a Dungan
Dungan people 东干族, numbered about 100,000, refer to themselves as Chinese Hui or Zhonghua minzu 中华民族 and migrated to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan during the 19th century in a few waves because of political turmoils at home in Xinjiang. There are also around 15,000 Dungan people scattered around Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Russia. The large majority of Dungan are Hanafi Muslim, with a Hanbali minority.
The Dungan people are believed to be the cousins of Dongxiang people.
The Dungan (left) and the Tartars
Dungan girls in Shor-Tyube, Kazakhstan
Dungans from Uzbekistan
A Dungan Mosque in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan 清真寺
A Dungan bride
A Dungan wedding
A group of Dungans Diasporas community leaders from various central Asia countries visiting China
祖尔菲亚 2012 Olympic weight lifting gold medalist from Kazakhstan is a Dungan
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Dongxiang People 东乡族
A Dongxiang village tucks between the mountain
The only mountain road to reach the village
Farmlands by the village
A Dongxiang mosque in the village
It's a big village....
Village people
.....it has a few schools.....
....and a senior center
A Dongxiang village tucks between the mountain
The only mountain road to reach the village
Farmlands by the village
A Dongxiang mosque in the village
It's a big village....
Village people
.....it has a few schools.....
....and a senior center
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Lahu people 拉祜族
Lahu people 拉祜族, numbered about 500,000 living in mostly Yunnan China, is one of the official recognized ethnic group. In addition there are about 170,000 living in Myanmar and about 120,000 living in Thailand where they are regarded as one of the 6 hill tribes. The tai often refer to them by the exonym "mussur" or hunter. In vietnam they are officially one of the 54 ethnic group with about 2,000 living in Lai Chau province and estimate of 12,000 living in northern Laos.
The Lahu divide themselves into a number of subgroups, such as the Lahu Na (Black Lahu), Lahu Nyi (Red Lahu), Lahu Hpu (White Lahu), Lahu Shi (Yellow Lahu) and the Lahu Shehleh. Where a subgroup name refers to a color, it refers to the traditional color of their dress. These groups do not function as tribes or clans - there are no kin groups above that of the family. Lahu trace descent bilaterally, and typically practice matrilocal residence.
The Lahu language, varies among themselves, is part of the Loloish branch of the LoloBurmese subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman family. They adopted the Latin alphabets as their scripts. Most Lahu in China are Buddhists.
Official portrait of a Lahu family
A Lahu family in Lancang 澜沧
A map of Lincang Lahu Autonomous County 澜沧拉祜族自治县 Yunnan (orange), bordering Myanmar, where the Lahu people live on both sides of the border along the hilly area of Lancang River 澜沧江, the China portion of the Mekong river 湄公
Lancang River (becomes Mekong River a little further downstream) by Lancang County is the mother river for the Lahu people, or to be precise, the mother river for numerous ethnic groups that need its water to survive
Lahu modern Latin scripts
A jade sculpture of Lahu people
Lahu people have a long history in this area and historians believe they migrated southward from Erhai Lake 洱海 area in Kunming
Lahu people 拉祜族, numbered about 500,000 living in mostly Yunnan China, is one of the official recognized ethnic group. In addition there are about 170,000 living in Myanmar and about 120,000 living in Thailand where they are regarded as one of the 6 hill tribes. The tai often refer to them by the exonym "mussur" or hunter. In vietnam they are officially one of the 54 ethnic group with about 2,000 living in Lai Chau province and estimate of 12,000 living in northern Laos.
The Lahu divide themselves into a number of subgroups, such as the Lahu Na (Black Lahu), Lahu Nyi (Red Lahu), Lahu Hpu (White Lahu), Lahu Shi (Yellow Lahu) and the Lahu Shehleh. Where a subgroup name refers to a color, it refers to the traditional color of their dress. These groups do not function as tribes or clans - there are no kin groups above that of the family. Lahu trace descent bilaterally, and typically practice matrilocal residence.
The Lahu language, varies among themselves, is part of the Loloish branch of the LoloBurmese subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman family. They adopted the Latin alphabets as their scripts. Most Lahu in China are Buddhists.
Official portrait of a Lahu family
A Lahu family in Lancang 澜沧
A map of Lincang Lahu Autonomous County 澜沧拉祜族自治县 Yunnan (orange), bordering Myanmar, where the Lahu people live on both sides of the border along the hilly area of Lancang River 澜沧江, the China portion of the Mekong river 湄公
Lancang River (becomes Mekong River a little further downstream) by Lancang County is the mother river for the Lahu people, or to be precise, the mother river for numerous ethnic groups that need its water to survive
Lahu modern Latin scripts
A jade sculpture of Lahu people
Lahu people have a long history in this area and historians believe they migrated southward from Erhai Lake 洱海 area in Kunming
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Lahu people 拉祜族
There are about 150,000 Lahu living in the northern hills of Myanmar, bordering Yunnan
A group of young Lahu Christians sing in front of a church in Myanmar
Lahu are one of the 6 hill tribes of Thailand with a population of about 100,000
A young mother with her baby on a hill village of Thailand
A "black Lahu" (by her sleeve) girl in Yunnan
A "red Lahu" woman
"Yellow Lahu kids
The headgear of a Yunnan Lahu woman
There are about 150,000 Lahu living in the northern hills of Myanmar, bordering Yunnan
A group of young Lahu Christians sing in front of a church in Myanmar
Lahu are one of the 6 hill tribes of Thailand with a population of about 100,000
A young mother with her baby on a hill village of Thailand
A "black Lahu" (by her sleeve) girl in Yunnan
A "red Lahu" woman
"Yellow Lahu kids
The headgear of a Yunnan Lahu woman
