Andai Dance
Some dance movements were composed impromptu, which were simple and standard. Led by Shaman, the masses would circle the singer and dance around her. In this way, they tried to console the patient. They sang such sentences as “Spread…
Site of Jinniushan in China
Geographical Location: Yingkou, Liaoning Province Period: The date of the site is 310,000-160,000 BP, while human fossils is about 280,000 BP Excavated in 1974 Significance: The finds have provided new evidence for…
Stool dance of the Miao ethnic group
Inhabitant of the Chinese Miao Ethnic Group(苗族Miáozú), dwelling in southeast Guizhou Province, enjoy many ancient and distinctive traditions. A couple of favorite customs are playing lusheng (reed-pipe wind) and the stool…
About the Site of the Maba Man
In the same cave where Maba Man was discovered, a large quantity of animal fossils of the Fourth Ice Age has been unearthed by coincidence. Geographical Location: Qujiang County,…
Folk dance of the Dai people
Folk dances of the 840,000 Dai Ethnic Group(傣族Dăizú) enjoy not only wide popularity but great diversity. Most of them imitate the movements of subtropical(subtropisch; the places have a climate that…
