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