Hmong New Year celebration, Guizhou Province, China 2005-2006 Photo Gallery by John Amato at pbase.com

Hmong New Year celebration, Guizhou Province, China 2005-2006

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I have so many images to process for this gallery but after a year and a half I have yet to get to them. For this I apologize and will try and add more.

Disturbing horrific events that impact the Hmong people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmSWXk1nFRc

Nanhua Village in Guizhou Province: Traditional silver work	Hlib Jiangl Village, Guizhou Province: Mother exhibiting dress made for her daughter. The design is intergenerational. _010.jpg	Nanhua Village: Dance and ceremony	Nanhua Village: Hmong girl in traditional dress	Nanhua Village Bamboo Dance during Naox Niex, the Hmong New Year in Guizhou Province, China
Nanhua Village: Drum pole	Naox Niex, the Hmong New Year in Hlib Jiangl Village of Guizhou Province, China _020.jpg	Naox Niex: glutinous rice cakes (sticky rice), traditionally made and eaten during the new year_019.jpg	Naox Niex: traditional clothes for a Hmong child_016.jpg	Spinning cotton.
Naox Niex: use of the foot during spinning_014.jpg	Naox Niex: Use of the foot during spinning_012.jpg	Hmong woman of Hlib Jiangl Village of Guizhou Province, China spinning cotton during Naox Niex, the Hmong New Year DPP_017.jpg	Drum pole_013.jpg	Naox Niex, the Hmong New Year in Hlib Jiangl Village of Guizhou Province, ChinaDPP_018.jpg
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Guest		20-Dec-2013 21:59
Great to have someone keeping your own traditions and cultures. Kev vam meej? Peb cov Hmoob yuav tau xav kom tob me ntsis ua ntej hais ib lo lus twg. Ua tsaug rau cov tso duab tawm.

tawj lis tsab		16-Jan-2011 07:43
kuv zoo siab heev vim peb hmoob vam meej lawm tiag

Vince Xiong		23-Dec-2010 15:46
Beautiful pictures! Proud to be Hmong! My family and I will be visiting China soon. I want my two kids to see the land of their ancestors before they finish high school. Will be in Guizhou to absorbed the culture and traditions of my Hmong/Miao people.

Xeeb		02-Dec-2010 17:36
Kuv zoo siab tau nkag los rau hauv no thiab pom peb Hmoob nyob suav Tuam Tshoj ua rau kuv txaus siab ua Hmoob. Yog tseem muaj lwm tiam li tej laus hais xav thov yug los ua Hmoob dua.

khun		11-Sep-2010 14:29
i need someone who can read chinese or anciet chinese to read a letter for me klo_r08@yahoo.com

Neej Zoo Vaj		13-Jul-2010 00:44
Hmong New Year celebration is the only hope that Hmong can preserve Hmong culture, traditon, and language in the years to come. Tuav Hmoob lub pebcaug no kom ruaj thiab ua kom zoo ces peb yuav tsum muaj suab xwb, tsis hais nyob rau lub tebchaws twg. Zoo siab tau pom peb cov Hmoob nyob Suav teb tseem ua tau loj thiab zoo!

Guest		11-Jul-2010 06:39
nyob zoo os kuv nyob thaib teb kuv zoo siab tias peb hmoob tseem muaj kev noj qab nyob zoo thiab muaj ualom zem sib hlub sib pab txawm peb tsis muaj ib lub teb chaws ua yog peb hmoob lub teb chawm los tsuav kom sawv daws noj qab nyob zoo xwb ces zoo siab heev lawm os. thiab teb chaws suav yog lub teb chaws kuv xav mus pom kawg vam tias kuv yuav tau mus ncig ua si thiab..nyob zoo.

Joua Pao Vang		08-Jul-2010 01:52
Nyob zoo txog peb ib tsoom hmoob sawv daws, zoo siab uas tau ntsib nej hnub no. Kuv zoo siab thiab pom tau hais tias peb hmoob tseem muaj txoj kev sib hlub sib pab zoo heev tsis hais rau lub teb chaws twg. Thaum kawg, kuv xav tsaj tawm hais rau peb ib tsoom tub txawj ntxhais ntse, nej sawv daws kawm txawj ntse, nrhiav kev coj peb hmoob rov los uake... kom peb thiaj muaj teb chaws nyob zoo li luag lwm haiv neeg. Muaj lus ua tsaug ntau... Thov lub ntuj lub teb cawm thiab nrhiav txoj hauv kev rau peb ib tsoom hmoob!!!

Noh Lis		02-Jun-2010 19:28
kuv yog ib tug tub hmoob hu ua Nyiaj Hwm Lis nyob USA no zoo siab ntau tau pom kwv tij hmoob suav zaum no thiab vam meej duas thaum ub lawm. Thov kom peb haiv hmoob los sau ntawv sib noog moos thiab xa xov kom sib paub txog hmoob li keeb kwm kom zoo zoo thiab yuav tau kawm ntawv kom paub meej nawb. thaum kawg no thov kom peb haiv neeg hmoob los nyob ua ib kev Xwb nawb mog. Ua tsaug ntau ntau!!!!!

Guest		11-Apr-2010 18:31
Kuv zoo sab heev kws Moob tseem tshuav cooj heev nyob rua teb chaws Suav hab thov ua tsaug rua tug kwv tij los phooj ywg kws nwg tau muab cov dluab nuav coj lug rua peb tau saib hab pum. Kuv yog ib tug Moob nyob rua Mem Kuj lawm. Kuv xaav lug saib Moob nyob Rooj Kuj. Kuv puas yuav tsum ntsav ib tug tuab neeg txhais lug rua kuv? Kuv yuav moog ntsav tau puab nyob rua qho twg co kws yuav paab kuv txhais lug? Yog leej twg paub thov paab email rua kuv. Kuv tug email yog: chongt868@hotmail.com

Guest		25-Feb-2010 20:40
when is the hmong in china new year takes place? How long does it last? I know that in the usa it can 1 to 7 days

mk		14-Jan-2010 20:15
wow i didnt know there was a hmong new year in china...

nraug hmoob yaj sab.		05-Jan-2010 16:37
zoo siab tau pom nej nyob rau hauv net no.

cheerfulli		05-Jan-2010 04:46
These are awesome images. Thank you for sharing.

Guest		01-Jan-2010 08:52
hmongcobfab kwv tij hmoob aw!!! 35 lub xyoo los no peb yog hmong thiab peb tseem niaj hnub niaj hmo nkaum nyob hav zoo hav tsuag rau teb chaws Laos . ua kab ua noog nkaum nyob tos nej, thov nej txhob tso peb pov tseg zoo li tej tsiaj raug luag muab dev raws caum tua dab roob puv qab ha .peb hu lub ntuj lub teb los tsis pom nej los pab peb li , nej mus nyob dua qhov twg tag lawm ,thov lub ntuj lub teb muab lub zog loj rau peb [ Txiv ] es kom peb txiv los cawm cawm peb !!

choua d vang		13-Oct-2009 18:21
kuv zoo siab uas tau pom peb tsoom hmoob nyob coob coob kawg li nyob rau suav teb no mas muaj qhov zoo siab thiab ho muaj qhov tu siab kawg li vim peb haiv hmoob tsis nrog luag muaj ib daig av nyob peb nyob txog qhov twg los luag muab txeeb mus ua luag tug tag lawm es yuav yog thaum twg peb haiv hmoob mam nrog luag lwm haiv neeg muaj ib thooj av los ua peb haiv hmoob tug qhov no ntshe yog lub ntuj rau txim rau peb haiv hmoob xwb los ua li cas los yog peb haiv hmoob tsis txawj sib hlub thiab sib pab es peb thiaj swb txhua yam mus rau luag lwm haiv neeg lawm thov nej ho pab teb qhov no rau kuv thiab os! peb tsoom hmoob.

Dr. Amy Eisenberg		02-Oct-2009 04:44
Hmong is not a dialect of Chinese. It is a language. In Mandarin, the Hmong Village of Hlib Ziangl is called Xi Jiang. It is unfortunate that a Hmong person is not the leader of this village but a government appointed Chinese person.

Pov Lis Xeev Chon		08-Sep-2009 00:14
Kuv zoo siab tias kuv yug ua Hmoob. Txawm Hmoob Suav, Hmoob Meska, Hmoob Thaib, Hmoob Nplog, Hmoob Nyab Laj thiab lwm qhov los peb puav leej yog HMOOB. Los ib lub keeb cag los xwb. Zoo heev tseem hnov Hmoob lub suab nroo ntws txhia qhov tuaj rau ntawm daim website no thiab. Thov HMOOB HLUB HMOOB nawb. HMOOB tseem raug kev txom nyem txhua yam rau qho txhia chaw niaj hnub no. Ua Tsaug, Pov

Guest		17-Mar-2009 02:29
I truly agree with u, TxajTeevQhuaYawg. Peb Hmoob muaj zoo dab neeg heev los tiamsis peb raug lwm haiv neeg yuam thiab rhuav tshem ntau txhiab xyoo los no lawm peb thiaj poob qab xwb. TxajTeev, koj yog Hmoob qhov twg thiab nyob twg?

Txaj Teev Qhua Yawg		13-Jan-2009 18:40
5 txheeb ntau xyoo lug nuav, vim peb raug lwm haivneeg yuam peb lubneej kuam thim thaubqaab, txhaj ua rua Moob tej xeebleej, xeebntxwv cale tsi pum Moob txujkev zoo, thab tsi paub tas Moob txeev muaj hwjchim kaav lub tebchaws Suav dlua lug lawm, yuavluag txhua tug Moob yeej paub tsi txug qhov nuav le. Tabsis, yog koj nyeem tau ntawv Suav nua, kuv muaj ntau phoo ntawv kws yuav ua tau povthawj los timkhawv thab zoosab kws yuav qev pub rua koj nyeem, txhawm kuam dlaws tau qhov teebmeem kws koj tsi xaav leeg tas koj yog Moob. Nplajteb nuav tsi muaj ib haivneeg twg yuav zoo cuag Moob. Txuj kev phem yeej muaj nrug txhua haivneeg, tsuasyog luas ntse txaus kws tsi qha luas qhov phem rua koj paub xwb.

Lucy Yang		12-Nov-2008 18:59
amazing! im learing more and more each day about my people! all i gots to say is HMONG PRIDE!

Guest		22-Oct-2008 19:36
wow the dress look pretty...is there any where that sale those dress?

John Amato		30-Sep-2008 11:50
I don't think I have any images of wedding clothes.

????		29-Sep-2008 15:14
do you guy have any hmong chinese wedding clothing pictures?

xyooj yaj		18-Sep-2008 09:23
kuv zoo siab tau pom tias peb hmoob nyob pem suav teb lawv nyob zoo li ca.

John Amato		23-Jul-2008 04:01
Kung Fu has been known for 1500 years and most likely is much older than this. At one time there were over 10,000 Buddhist temples in China where it was practiced.

Riaic		23-Jul-2008 02:59
when was kung fu was born

xais vaj		19-Jul-2008 14:02
zoo siab kawg uas peb tsoom hmoob tsis hais nyob rau lub ntuj twg los tseem nco txog peb hmoob lub npe thiab tsoom hmoob....kuv vam thiab cia siab tias txawm peb yuav nyob qhov twg los tsuav peb tseem hais lus hmoob thiab khaws peb hmoob culture cia ces twb zoo heev lawm....ua tsaug.

Pa Dao Lee		16-Jul-2008 15:31
wow i never knew that the people in chins are so interesting, but im also very glad that my grand parents came from their

Guest		19-Jun-2008 21:57
Cov Hmoob nuav cev tshoog rig tsho zoo nkauj heev. Kuv thov ua tsaug uas mej tseem tso tawm hab. Lwm zag thov mej tso lwm hom hmoob nyob suav teb hab ua tsaug.

David Yu		08-Jun-2008 04:58
Are they Iu Mien ??? Very pretty dresses. Very interesting gallery.

Cheng YwjSiab		02-May-2008 17:11
This is kind of old, can any body post Hmong New Year in China every year please?

Hmong Lauj		29-Apr-2008 16:09
I grew up most of my life in America. Its hard to be Hmong when you dont know your tradion or culture. Older people they dont respect you at all, they often say what ever they think. I thought were Hmong people suppose to respect each other. Because peb tsis kom ib tug kwv tej twg tu siab rau peb.

Guest		24-Apr-2008 20:46
peb cov hmoob tseem nyob rau teb chaws Suav...... lawm muaj kev lo zem heev li!

Naag Lug		17-Apr-2008 03:45
Kuv xav kawm ntawv thiab hais lus hmoob suav, puas muaj leej twg paub, thov qhia los yog taw kuv kev mus kawm nws os. Ua tsaug.

Naag Lug		17-Apr-2008 03:43
Thov xa ntawv tuaj tsua naaglugyaaj@gmail.com

Naag Lug		17-Apr-2008 03:38
Kuv xav kawm ntawv thiab hais lus hmoob suav, puas muaj leej twg paub, thov qhia los yog taw kuv kev mus kawm nws os. Ua tsaug.

Nkauj Hmoob Meka		15-Apr-2008 18:14
Nco Nco pey Hmoob nyob sha thow ta qka Hluas Nkuaj Hmoob Meka

John Amato		29-Jan-2008 05:08
The dialects may differ but there are Miao speakers and Mandarin speakers. There are some that call their local dialects Miao but others say it really isn't a true Miao or Hmong language. Miao speakers often could understand Hmong from other areas. If a Miao person said there village language was Miao even though it was a dialect and not what some would call a true Miao language, it was still considered to be a Miao language.

vang thao		28-Jan-2008 22:19
i could see that there are more of us out there. I am very happy to see these pictures and read these comments. I am also very sad because i can't read my own culture hand writing, but i can a little. I will work on that. But do any one know if the miao or hmong people in Guizhou spwak any hmong langue at all?

Hmongman		27-Jan-2008 20:04
Oh peb hmoob ntuj qub qab, zoo tiag tseem muaj txuj, tu siab ua luaj peb hmoob mekuj, txoj kev txawj ntse, doctor, Ph.D, tsis ntev lub npe hmoob, Yia, Tuam, etc. yuav ploj tas, yuav muaj John, David, Daniel lawm xwb, lub xeem Chang-yang yuav ploj thiab lauj Hmoob!!!!!!!

Guest		27-Jan-2008 19:54
Hmoob tu siab ntau lo lus "hmoob" no tsis muaj nqis rau peb cov tub txawj ntxhais ntse tsis hais teb chaws twg. lawv saib lawv haiv neeg tsis muaj nqis, mus ua phooj ywg nrog lawm haiv neeg xwb. viv hmoob yog haiv neeg poob qab tsis phim nws lawm. Lub npe hmoob ua rau nws txaj muag. nws thiaj pauv npe ua John, David, Daniel, etc, qee leej tseem kiav xeem hmoob mus ua lwm haiv neeb xeem lawm thiab. thaum nws kawm siab, ntxawj ntse tsis yog coj kev txawj ntse los txhim kho hmoob, nws coj los rhuav tshem peb hmoob txoj kev cai uas ib txwm tsom kwm peb hmoob los tau ntau tiam. hmoob os hmoob! nov yog ruam los ntse?????????????

Jerry Lee		22-Jan-2008 07:32
Wow...Kuv zoo sab tshaaj plawg le tas peb Hmoob nyob Tuam Tshoj muaj kev lom zem hab ywjpheej. Puab tseem khaws tau peb Hmoob le txuj zoo heev. Kuv moog pum Paaj Tawg Laag 2 zag lawm tabsis tsi tau txug lub xeev Guizhou le. Kuv yeej yuav moog kuam txug hab pum kuv cov Hmoob lub sab haj nqeg. Kuv caw mej cov hluas suav dlawg moog saib hab paab peb cov Hmoob nyob Tuaj Tshoj, kuam puab txawj ntshe hab muaj kev ntshav noj ntshav haus le pej kum neeg hab.

Guest		14-Jan-2008 18:55
Interesting. I'm Hmong and never did appreciate or value our culture until I am married to an American. Now that I have a child, I want to know everything I can find on Hmong and where we came from so that I can pass it down to my son.

M. Yang		10-Jan-2008 20:15
I love all Hmong around the globe. I encourage every body to do their best to keep the tradition, culture and most important of all to search for new ideas into usage. Again, Hmong are good hearted people, passionate toward others and ver hospitality.

Misc		02-Jan-2008 23:51
The pics are flaring, but do you have video clips? That would even light up more.

Pa nong Lor		12-Dec-2007 19:12
I am Hmong inside but not outside. sorry if i say that. at least i am telling the truth!

teng		10-Dec-2007 22:45
it rock being hmong speaking hmong people never know what are we talking about ROCK!!:D

Mai Thoj		08-Dec-2007 00:24
proud to be HMONG...keep Hmong Pride going...anyway, hope that one day i will get to go to china...and see all the Hmong in china...

pike		05-Dec-2007 17:10
hmong pride man... hmong pride...

pike		05-Dec-2007 17:09
dam they got tight ass clothes over at china. kuv zoo siab dau lauj....

Hmong Americon		03-Dec-2007 19:14
proud to be Hmong. keep our tradition alive and going. we are hmong and still celebrate new year even though we are in different world awar from where our people originated.

pkouie		26-Nov-2007 22:08
Where can I find a traditional Hmong-Chinese outfit like the ones the girls are wearing above? I want to find one for the upcoming New Year at the Metrodome in Dec. 2007. Pease help!!

Pete G.		19-Nov-2007 03:06
i think its very interesting the way he captured those fantastic images

ann		18-Nov-2007 01:41
wow! this are very beautiful photo of the hmong china customs, have any idea how to get them or order them?

Lena		17-Nov-2007 10:49
Hi Happened to pass a rehearsal for the official Hmong new year celebration - the one with all the representant from the chinese governement etc which is closed to foreigners - it was mildly absurd with a swirling myriad of young Hmongs in costumes doing a kind of soviet inspired folklore show to horrible song and music. And of course no one said Hmong but Miao.

snow		08-Nov-2007 22:48
xav nrog nej moj pebcaug ua ke thiab.....love hmong

Ai-ya		07-Nov-2007 18:05
How do you know if their Hmong? j/w Did they speak Hmong back to you? I know that Chinese calls Hmong Miao Zu and Yi ren, but I'm not sure whether they are just different ways to call Hmong or they are two different groups of people.

Kao		27-Oct-2007 05:21
My mom is making the sticky rice cakes every new year. One thing that's missing from the picture is a really big rice cake, about three to four times larger. Start with the biggest one, then the rest are to be about the size of those in the picture.

Guest		23-Oct-2007 17:50
Tseem hlub nej sawv daws Ow, there was lots of beautiful picture and partty people.

leesa vang		18-Oct-2007 17:41
Wow! I am proud to be Hmong and proud of my heritage. The Hmongs in China have such beautiful clothing. I hope that one day I will be able to travel and join them for their New Year celebration. Thanks for the pictures, they're really nice. Hope that you can add more pictures on for all of us to see. Thanks!

lena		15-Oct-2007 15:13
wow...they seem like they are having so much fun out there..well good luck to every one out there...love ya lots........MuaH!!

Linda		13-Sep-2007 15:27
Love these pictures. Keep Hmong Pride going!

kintoll		29-Aug-2007 08:54
i have read a article about the miao hmong in china losing their langauge only the old people speak miao hmong language now. it confuse me that what other language do they speak besides their own? "chines or other dialics"????..please teach your children to speak the miao hmong langauge don't let the past come back again, what i mean is that we are widely spread around the world speaking other languages but we must not forget our own and where we come from...especially the ones that still live in china holding our customs our blieves and culture the original miao hmong of china you must not forget who you are and learn to speak your own laguage again don't let it be to late..we the hmong people in america cry and wish that we can be with you our heart is broken so many times because we also have forgotten where we come from it is you in china that has encourage us to learn our rich culture again...the old hmong american talk about miao hmong chines every year in new years and cry i want to go see to my people...because we have been sperated for more 1,000 years we may not speak the same langauge we dress the same clothes in our new year festival so we miss you......

xaab tsuj leev lis-		16-Aug-2007 15:43
Zoo tag tag li os...Yog peb Hmoob tag tag os...

dara		07-Aug-2007 21:18
My ancestors left China some 180 years ago but it's surprising to see how many similarities we Hmong Americans and Hmong Chinese still hold even after years of separation. The clothing, the food, the old grandmothers...so many great memories shared with those of us half way around the globe. Thanks!

John		04-Aug-2007 02:13
Zoo siab heev ua tau ntsib nej tsoom hmoob tag nrog, zoo siab tshaj ua tsis mua ib yam dab tsis yuav tau lub be hus ua hmoob.

Guest		17-Jul-2007 22:53
great pictures............great celebrations...........my Hmong people around the globe.

k		11-Jul-2007 19:43
Wow this is interesting

Lucy Xiong		27-Apr-2007 14:28
Wow. I am a Hmong from the U.S. To see that there are lots of Hmong around the world makes me happy. But first looking at these pictures if it wasn't labeled Hmong, I wouldn't be able to recognize it as part of my culture. Hmong in China has the true Hmong customs and culture I think. Hmong in China is so different from the Hmong in Laos. Do you Hmong in China know what's happening to the Hmong in Laos? The killings from the communism and such? I'm just curious if Hmong people knows what's happeing to eachother. We are so disconnected, makes me sad. Well, anyways I want to know more about ancient Hmong history in China. Wonder if you Hmong in China can help me out. You Hmong in China looks like Chinese a bit. Hmong in Laos looks Laotian a bit, also. Dang, we Hmong people need to be re-united again really bad.

Lala		23-Apr-2007 19:55
I love the picture, it makes me want to cry to see a branch of us preserved somewhere out there. But more or less sad to say how disconnected we are, as if we are two different ethnicities. Where are their locations, in English? Just curious so if I ever have the chance, can visit them. Also, are Hmong costumes in China different? How many of Hmong groups are there in China and do they speak Hmong? Feel free to email me, I'm curious.

yee vang		21-Dec-2006 18:52
o am hmong also, i'm delighted ro see our hmong people in china. kuv zoo siab heev! Weather the hmong comes from Laos, Thailand, or China, we all still are the same family. We all still came from the same roots!

Guest		14-Dec-2006 21:49
kuv zoo siab heev uas tau pom peb tsoom Hmoob nyob luag ntxhi thiab muaj kev lomzem xauvbo hauv lub xyoo tshiab. Thov kom tswv ntuj pab kom peb hmoob kev deb tshaj qhov no lawm tom ntej.

Hlub		01-Nov-2006 20:04
Zoo Tag Tag le os....puab aws.

Hlub		01-Nov-2006 20:00
Your pictures are beautiful....

Randi Hirschmann		16-Mar-2006 08:12
John, we so enjoyed your images of China. They truly have captured an essence of the people and the country. Thank you for sharing them. Randi & Fred H.

Jeremy		12-Mar-2006 07:26
Interesting set of photos you got here. Keep them coming. Cheers.

Beth W.		10-Feb-2006 07:05
Very interesting....spinning with their feet.

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