Frog totem and "Ma Guai Festival"

As many other nationalities, the Zhuang people also have totems, worshipping the sun, the moon, the stars, thunder and light, crocodiles, snakes, dogs, cattle, tigers, banyans, bamboos and ceibas. Frogs are also one of their totems.

Mysterious sacral instrument---bronze drum

Symbolizing wealth and power, bronze drum is a long lasting percussion instrument for worshipping among the southern Chinese ethnic groups. It came into being as early as 2,700 BC in the Spring and Autumn Period among the Baipu nationality in mid-Yunnan area, and later spread around, accepted, used and inherited by many nationalities in Southwest China, mid-Southwest China and Southeast Asia. Even today, it is still in use among many nationalities in those areas, such as Miao nationality, Yao nationality, Zhuang nationality, Dong nationality, Buyi nationality, Shui nationality, Gelao nationality and Wa nationality.

Documentary films about the Kucong Ethnic People

Like a story from the history books, one look at the spider web clothing was enough to grasp the plight of the Kucong people. In a walk into the memories of the Kucong people the film shows us the archaic process that Kucong people historically used to keep out the cold in their isolated mountains.

The Long Poem Ashima¡ of Sani People

The long poem Ashima adopts romantic poetic technique and rich figures of speech to highlight the kindness and beauty, wisdom and power, diligence and braveness of the character. It is affectionately called by the Sani people as "the song of our ethics", and Ashima even becomes the antonomasia of the women of the Yi ethics.

The Cangyuan cliff painting

The Cangyuan cliff painting mainly spread over valleys of the Mengdonghe River, which is among the Ruliang Mountain, Bamboo Mountain and Gongnong Mountain in Congyuan county of Yunnan Province. It is one of the remains of ancient cliff painting art, which was discovered early in China. Since 1962, eleven painting spots have been discovered in Menglai, Dinglai, Mankan, Heping, Mangyang, Mengxing in the mid-northern Cangyuan County. Most of them were painted on pieces of vertical cliffs tens of meters above the earth.

Offer Sacrifices to Aobao

The Mongols have many traditional ceremonies in offering sacrifices, such as offering sacrifices to Heaven, to Fire, to Ancestors and to Aobao etc., among which offering sacrifices to Aobao is the most important one.

Rice Terrace Culture

Among the continuous stretch of Ailao Mountain, many terraces with dozens of or even over a hundred steps zigzag upwards along the slopes from the foot of the mountain, range upon range, straightly reaching the vast expanse of the cloud, which is extremely magnificent.

Kumiss and Stewed Meat Taken by Hands

Mongol people live in grassland for generations and they make a living of farming. Kumiss, stewed meat taken by hands and kabob are their favorite and dish for feasting.

The scripture auditorium and common education

The Hui nationality is very special, her source is special, her distribution is special, and her education is also different from other nationalities. In one aspect, because the Hui nationality believes in Islam and has close relationship with Islam, the religious education had become important educational contents since the "aboriginal guests" came to the east.

The commercial culture enjoying good fame at all times and in all lands

It has been famous inside and outside China that the Hui nationality is proficient in business. Their commercial activities go back to ancient times, and had different characteristics in different times. As early as in the Tang and Song dynasties, the ancients of the Hui nationality

Celestial burial, pagoda burial and cremation

Master of celestial burial and human skull wallTibet is vast in territory, and there are diversified ways of burial, such as celestial burial, pagoda burial, cremation, water burial and burial in the ground. In the past, the selection of burial way is connected closely with everyone's economic and social status.

Tibetan medical science and medicine

The Zang nationality is a diligent and intelligent nationality. The formation and development of Tibetan medical science and medicine is one of their important contributions to the history and culture of the motherland.

Symbol of the Wa village---wooden drum

"Count her leg rings if you want to know one's age"

Ceremonies and customs in marriage