Ethnic Minorities of China

preface
mongolian: the people on horseback
　nomadic life on grasslands
　the three necessary skills of mongolian men
　the ancient urtiin duu (long-song)
hezhen: fisherman's songs across the wusuli river
　fishing in all seasons
　fish-skin clothes and birch-bark boats
　merry dog sleds
daur: thousand-year history of playing hockey
　home of hockey
　shaman: a bridge to the supernatural
ewenkh the last hunting tribe
　following reindeer anywhere
　birch-bark fascination
uygur: little flowery hats by the tianshan mountains
　the singing and dancing of twelve muqams
　beautiful costumes
　delicious food on the silk road
tu: the rainbow nationality and its unique songs
　the popular regong art
　rainbow costumes
　folk songs
kazak: lovers of horses and eagles
　training eagles in mountains and on grasslands
　musicians who play dombera
　the exciting game of "girls'chase"
hui: devout muslims
　entering the islamic culture
　unique islamic constructions
kirgiz: born from a heroic epic
　homeric epic in china-manas
　beautiful artwork of tu xi tu ke
　countless uses of camel hide
tibetan: on the roof of the world
　age-old tibetan buddhist culture
　new looks of old tibetan opera
　fascinating costumes
dai: buddhist temples and bamboo houses
　devout buddhist followers
　water-splashing festival
　elephant-foot drums
dong: grand song singers
　singing across the mountains
　the charm of unique drum houses
　wind-and-rain bridges
hani: painting masks for heavenly gods
　thousand-year-old terraced fields
　mushroom houses
miao: wearing history on costumes
　chiming silver ornaments
　graceful wax printing
　elegant pictures on woven brocade
naxi: the last land of women
　strange but romantic weddings
　grand ceremony for adulthood
　dongba culture-the naxi people's encyclopedia
qiang: watchtowers in hengduan mountains
　watchtowers
　ancient paths
　rope bridges
va: drumbeats that transcend history
　thunderous drumming
　fascinating dances
tujia: living in high mountains
　joyful at funerals
　weeping at weddings
　the age-old nuo opera
zhuang: the ethnic minority of the largest population
　the singing festival
　brocade embroidery
　raised houses sitting on stakes
li: at the edge of the world
　tattoos about to disappear
　dancing to get blessings
gaoshan: calls from mount all
　colorful clothes
　highly spirited "hair-shaking" dance
　twin-cups wine offered with utmost sincerity
appendix: distribution of the ethnic groups in china