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

What do you think about young people getting tattoos?

"Nobody wants to be associated with a gang, which the tattoo is a symbol of"

by That's Beijing, 28 August 2015

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