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Why This Ethnic Minority in China Celebrates Water-Splashing Festival

The Dai ethnic minority group in Yunnan province sure do know how to party.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 12 April 2021

LISTEN: Merrie Records Go For Diversity On First 3 Releases

The first three albums announced to be released through Merrie Records refuse to follow a set course.

by Bryan Grogan, 20 May 2019

Meet 3 Tattooed, Black-Toothed Members of the Dai Minority

Some individuals of Yunnan's Dai minority still carry some of the ancient characteristic symbols of their heritage: black-dyed teeth and tattoos.

by Cameron Hack, additional reporting by Edoardo Donati Fogliazza and Valerie Osipov, 14 February 2019

South China's Boat People Adrift on Uncertain Tides

The rich water-faring culture of the Tanka people has no institutional outlet for expression or preservation and has, in some places, faded.

by Daniel Plafker, 01 June 2018

5 Must-See Ethnic Minority Villages in Guizhou

While Yunnan is famed for its bounty of minorities, nobody seems to visit Guizhou, which makes it an attractive prospect for the adventurous traveler.

by Tom Lee, 06 October 2016

In the Minority: Mongols' Original Organic Lifestyle

In the third part of our series on Beijing's three largest non-Han groups, we take a look at the Mongol community.

by Noelle Mateer, 19 June 2016

In the Minority: Manchus, The Last Emperors

In the second part of our series on Beijing's three largest non-Han groups, we take a look at the Manchu community.

by Dominique Wong, 17 June 2016

In the Minority: Huis Facing Mecca from Beijing

In the first part of our series on Beijing's three largest non-Han groups, we take a look at the Hui Muslim community.

by Oscar Holland, 15 June 2016

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