A little-known ethnic group - The Past and Present of the Mang people - Sixteen years of tracking field research

Author: Yang Liujin
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book provides a detailed description of the traditional culture of the Miao people in a picture-and-word format, comprehensively introducing all aspects of their lives and further enriching the treasure trove of Chinese ethnic culture. The Miao people are an ethnic group whose tribal affiliation remains unclear, living deep in the mountains on the Chinese side of the China-Vietnam border, within Jinshuihe Town, Jinping Yi, Miao, and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Through 16 years of field research and observation, the author presents this little-known ethnic group to the world. The book discusses the relationship between China, the Miao people, and the Man people in Vietnam, proving from historical, linguistic, and cultural perspectives that only the Miao people exist within China, not the Man people. As a relatively comprehensive book introducing and studying the Miao people, it presents their traditional culture in a picture-and-word format, comprehensively introduces all aspects of their lives, and further enriches the treasure trove of Chinese ethnic culture. This book provides a detailed description of the Miao people's traditional culture in a picture-and-word format, comprehensively introduces all aspects of their lives, and further enriches the treasure trove of Chinese ethnic culture.