A Chronicle of the Folk Culture of China's Ethnic Minorities (Part 2)

Author: Yan Qixiang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2001-03-01
Features: The Chinese Ethnic Minorities: An Account of Their Customs and Culture is a high-quality documentary literary work that comprehensively, authentically, vividly, and dynamically recreates the customs and cultures of 55 ethnic minorities in China. It embodies the sweat and dedication of over 70 experts and scholars in China. Most of these experts and scholars have been engaged in ethnic minority studies for decades, and many are themselves elites of the ethnic minorities. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call this book a magnificent garden of ethnic flowers, a vibrant museum of ethnic cultures, and a splendid cultural park of ethnic heritage. Many of the materials in the book carry the nature of "" ( means "rescue"), belonging to non-renewable and hard-to-obtain resources, and are extremely precious. We hope that The Account (), this rare gem in the cultural park of ethnic heritage, will be cherished by people everywhere. The book is primarily divided into three volumes—upper, middle, and lower—comprising approximately 1.2 million words. The Chinese Ethnic Minorities: An Account of Their Customs and Culture is a high-quality documentary literary work that comprehensively, authentically, vividly, and dynamically recreates the customs and cultures of 55 ethnic minorities in China. It embodies the sweat and dedication of over 70 experts and scholars in China. Most of these experts and scholars have been engaged in ethnic minority studies for decades, and many are themselves elites of the ethnic minorities. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call this book a magnificent garden of ethnic flowers, a vibrant museum of ethnic cultures, and a splendid cultural park of ethnic heritage. Many of the materials in the book carry the nature of "" ( means "rescue"), belonging to non-renewable and hard-to-obtain resources, and are extremely precious. We hope that The Account (), this rare gem in the cultural park of ethnic heritage, will be cherished by people everywhere. The book is primarily divided into three volumes—upper, middle, and lower—comprising approximately 1.2 million words.