Pictures of Chinese people - 56 ethnic groups
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Maonan people 毛南族
The Maonan people received a Guinness record for 千人牛宴 (thousand people feast)
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Maonan's national named brand: Roasted baby pig
Maonan' five color rice
黄焖土鸡 stew wild chicken meat
Cold fish
Hot & sour rice paddy snails
The Maonan people received a Guinness record for 千人牛宴 (thousand people feast)
广西环江毛南族自治县千人牛宴
Maonan's national named brand: Roasted baby pig
Maonan' five color rice
黄焖土鸡 stew wild chicken meat
Cold fish
Hot & sour rice paddy snails
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Salar people 撒拉族
Searching for stones....on the Yellow River
The Salar people rely on the mercy of the Yellow River
It can wreck havoc to all the regions along it's path
It cal also give blessings to people on the way to the sea
The Salar live on both sides of the Yellow River by the middle reach
On a quiet morning an elderly Salar man finds it very relaxing walking along the pebble bank of the Yellow River. But he's not looking anywhere but the pebbles, he's searching.....
So is a younger man not too far away
Perhaps they are both searching for perfect rocks big enough to carve a lion or two out of them.....
.......or perfect shaped stones they can carve into an artwork like this one, which was carved in 1953 by a Salar artist and last sold in 2009 for 1.5 million US dollars
Searching for stones....on the Yellow River
The Salar people rely on the mercy of the Yellow River
It can wreck havoc to all the regions along it's path
It cal also give blessings to people on the way to the sea
The Salar live on both sides of the Yellow River by the middle reach
On a quiet morning an elderly Salar man finds it very relaxing walking along the pebble bank of the Yellow River. But he's not looking anywhere but the pebbles, he's searching.....
So is a younger man not too far away
Perhaps they are both searching for perfect rocks big enough to carve a lion or two out of them.....
.......or perfect shaped stones they can carve into an artwork like this one, which was carved in 1953 by a Salar artist and last sold in 2009 for 1.5 million US dollars
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Salar people 撒拉族
Searching for stones....on the Yellow River
There are many stores in Xunhua 循化, a city where the Salar live, that sell only choice polished stones like this one
Or a more upscale one like this
Artists from as far away as Singapore to look for what they have in mind
Some resellers and collectors look for finished works
Young artists are working laboriously at the studio to meet supplies
Searching for stones....on the Yellow River
There are many stores in Xunhua 循化, a city where the Salar live, that sell only choice polished stones like this one
Or a more upscale one like this
Artists from as far away as Singapore to look for what they have in mind
Some resellers and collectors look for finished works
Young artists are working laboriously at the studio to meet supplies
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Salar people 撒拉族
Salar people 撒拉族, numbered about 120,000, are one of the official recognized ethnic group of China. They live mostly in the Qinghai-Gansu border region, on both sides of the Yellow River, namely in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County 循化 and Hualong Hui Autonomous County 化隆 of Qinghai and the adjacent Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County 积石山 of Gansu. There are also Salars in Xinjiang (in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture). The Salars' ancestors were migrating Oghuz Turks who intermarried with Han Chinese, Tibetans, and Hui. The Salar are only found in China and they are one of the 10 ethnicities who are Muslim: Hui, Uyghurs, Tartar, Kirgiz, Kazak, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Dongxiang, Bonan and Salar.
The Salars are predominately Muslims (black cap) and speak Salar in the Oghus language family. The Salars were the favorites of the Ming courts, however, they had sporadic flareups with the Qing Dynasty. During the war with Japan the Salars fought bravely and brutally.
The Salar had their own unique kinship clanships. They are patrilineal, and exogamous, encouraging clan members to marry out, with marriage amongst clan members being banned. They are an entrepreneurial people, going into multiple businesses and industries. Salar men dress like another Chinese Muslims except they wear black skullcaps while the young single women are accustomed to dressing in Chinese dress of bright colors. The married women utilize the traditional veil in white or black colors. The Salars speak Salar in the Oghuz language family and the literate ones are usually bilingual with the Chinese language. The Salar's written script is in danger of extinction and there are calls for revivals.
Official picture of a Salar family
The Salar are one of the ten ethnic Muslim people officially recognized by China. The others are: Hui, Uyghurs, Tartar, Kirgiz, Kazak, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Dongxiang, and Bonan. They discourage marriages within the same tribe and encourage marriages to outsiders
The Salar live in this region for more than 1 thousand years
Koran brought by Salars from Samarkand in 1371. Vol. I on left in Russian leather binding. Vol. II in ordinary cowhide. This is the oldest Koran in China
A statue of Oghuz Khan, the forefather of the Salar, in Xunhua
The tomb of 阿合莽 in the yard of Jiezi Mosque (also where the Koran is kept)
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Salar people 撒拉族, numbered about 120,000, are one of the official recognized ethnic group of China. They live mostly in the Qinghai-Gansu border region, on both sides of the Yellow River, namely in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County 循化 and Hualong Hui Autonomous County 化隆 of Qinghai and the adjacent Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County 积石山 of Gansu. There are also Salars in Xinjiang (in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture). The Salars' ancestors were migrating Oghuz Turks who intermarried with Han Chinese, Tibetans, and Hui. The Salar are only found in China and they are one of the 10 ethnicities who are Muslim: Hui, Uyghurs, Tartar, Kirgiz, Kazak, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Dongxiang, Bonan and Salar.
The Salars are predominately Muslims (black cap) and speak Salar in the Oghus language family. The Salars were the favorites of the Ming courts, however, they had sporadic flareups with the Qing Dynasty. During the war with Japan the Salars fought bravely and brutally.
The Salar had their own unique kinship clanships. They are patrilineal, and exogamous, encouraging clan members to marry out, with marriage amongst clan members being banned. They are an entrepreneurial people, going into multiple businesses and industries. Salar men dress like another Chinese Muslims except they wear black skullcaps while the young single women are accustomed to dressing in Chinese dress of bright colors. The married women utilize the traditional veil in white or black colors. The Salars speak Salar in the Oghuz language family and the literate ones are usually bilingual with the Chinese language. The Salar's written script is in danger of extinction and there are calls for revivals.
Official picture of a Salar family
The Salar are one of the ten ethnic Muslim people officially recognized by China. The others are: Hui, Uyghurs, Tartar, Kirgiz, Kazak, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Dongxiang, and Bonan. They discourage marriages within the same tribe and encourage marriages to outsiders
The Salar live in this region for more than 1 thousand years
Koran brought by Salars from Samarkand in 1371. Vol. I on left in Russian leather binding. Vol. II in ordinary cowhide. This is the oldest Koran in China
A statue of Oghuz Khan, the forefather of the Salar, in Xunhua
The tomb of 阿合莽 in the yard of Jiezi Mosque (also where the Koran is kept)
Congratulations, now you're officially husband and wife
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Salar people 撒拉族
A group of young Salar farmers in 1953
A 1932 photo of a Salar man
The Salar people overjoyed when new merchandizes arrived their town in the lean years of 1977 in China
A 1933 photo of a young Salar woman
A 1932 wedding in Xunhua
The bride of the wedding
A 1933 photo of Salar young students in Xinning, the Mecca of Chinese Muslims
Qurans being held by two Salar muslims in Kehtsikung, at Gai zi Mosque, Jishi, in Xunhua Salarzu Zizhixian, Qinghai Sheng, China. 1933 photo
A group of young Salar farmers in 1953
A 1932 photo of a Salar man
The Salar people overjoyed when new merchandizes arrived their town in the lean years of 1977 in China
A 1933 photo of a young Salar woman
A 1932 wedding in Xunhua
The bride of the wedding
A 1933 photo of Salar young students in Xinning, the Mecca of Chinese Muslims
Qurans being held by two Salar muslims in Kehtsikung, at Gai zi Mosque, Jishi, in Xunhua Salarzu Zizhixian, Qinghai Sheng, China. 1933 photo
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Salar people 撒拉族
The Jiezi Mosque 街子清真大寺, the biggest Salar mosque in Xunhua
The garden entrance door is at least 800 hundred years old
The famous Camel Pond
A stone inscription of the Camel Pond
The stone fortress that keeps the two valuable Korans
Prayers
Interior prayer hall
The Jiezi Mosque 街子清真大寺, the biggest Salar mosque in Xunhua
The garden entrance door is at least 800 hundred years old
The famous Camel Pond
A stone inscription of the Camel Pond
The stone fortress that keeps the two valuable Korans
Prayers
Interior prayer hall
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Salar people 撒拉族
Sports and activities of the Salar people
Racing in the Yellow River
Racing across the Yellow River with sheep skin (whole sheep) floats
Divine drum dance
Stage performance
Salar Turkmen sport team
Thoroughbred racing
Sports and activities of the Salar people
Racing in the Yellow River
Racing across the Yellow River with sheep skin (whole sheep) floats
Divine drum dance
Stage performance
Salar Turkmen sport team
Thoroughbred racing
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Salar people 撒拉族
Most Salar people are city dwellers with some farmers living in isolated villages in the outskirts of cities.
Many houses are made of dry mud but they are very sturdy
There were no bridges crossing the Yellow River until recent years
The Salar transported people and merchandizes across this part of Yellow River with these sheep skin float rafts for more than a thousand years
Now they have to find some other occupations
The Yellow River is flooded with bridges like this these days
A little township
Most Salar people are city dwellers with some farmers living in isolated villages in the outskirts of cities.
Many houses are made of dry mud but they are very sturdy
There were no bridges crossing the Yellow River until recent years
The Salar transported people and merchandizes across this part of Yellow River with these sheep skin float rafts for more than a thousand years
Now they have to find some other occupations
The Yellow River is flooded with bridges like this these days
A little township
