Photo project about the life of China's national minorities

• The photo project about the life of China's national minorities

Verdant paddy fields on steep mountain terraces, valleys, dotted with houses with traditional roofs, bright outfits locals - the photo project about the life of national minorities in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of China. Now here, in the south-west of the country, is home to about 4 million people. About half of them - representatives of the Miao, another 30% - tung.

The village of Zhaoxing known Dunskiy traditional buildings: bridges, wind and rain and the five Drum Tower

Twilight above the river Vuyang in Zhenyuan, Qiandongnan Miao-Dunskiy SA, Guizhou Province, China

Terraced fields on the mountain Leygunshan in Qiandongnan

Music Festival Lusheng. Miao girls in costumes adorned with silver Lusheng dance to the sounds (wind instrument made of bamboo, in whose honor and named the festival). Also at this time there are horse races, bull fights and fights birds

The wooden pagoda in Dong village Huangang

Rice terraces in the village Dunskiy

Night Zhaoxing

A participant of a large choir. Grand Choir duntsev Liping county - a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO list of intangible heritage. This is a unique polyphonic singing without musical accompaniment and conductor. Choir members are trained from an early age by a strict program. This tradition more than 2,500 years

tung Women used to carry heavy loads thin trunks of trees

Traditional bridge in the village Tunguan Lipinski County

The Festival Caigetang. People nationality tung so worship the gods and pray for the harvest and the well-being of humans and animals

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In the Miao and Dong has a long tradition of education and training songbirds

Every year in the village of Miao Tszyaobang celebrate dogs. People dressed dogs in human clothes and paraded through the streets in a palanquin. Thus, they are grateful for the fact that once upon a time, when the first inhabitants of the village came close to dying of thirst, they were rescued by a dog, which led them to a water source

Dragon Dance at the Lantern Festival in Taytszyan District. Dragon traditionally symbolizes China's strength and dignity, the Chinese themselves sometimes refer to themselves as "descendants of the dragon." It is believed that the dragon brings people luck