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Southern China

This is a land of stunning rice paddy landscapes and minority villages. Two main groups are the Dong and the Miao. Each has a heritage of textile production seen in beautiful costumes. Jewelry in the form of torques and large earrings is prized. Visitors are greeted with rice wine, songs and lusheng pipe music. Performance for tourists is a way for minority groups to preserve their old cultures in light of forces of modernization. Some groups still wear their dress at the markets. The first photo (called "Dinner Pig") was selected in a juried group show on the theme of Dinner and exhibited at the Umbrella Arts Gallery in New York City (curated by Harvey Stein).
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Prize pig in s. China
Prize pig in s. China		 Rice paddy in May
Rice paddy in May		 Water wheels
Water wheels		 Rice paddy field lines
Rice paddy field lines
Fertility god
Fertility god		 Man in fields
Man in fields		 Paddy composition
Paddy composition		 Paddy design
Paddy design
farmer and water buffalo
farmer and water buffalo		 Goat herder
Goat herder		 Roofs of Dong village
Roofs of Dong village		 Sanjiang Wind & Rain Bridge
Sanjiang Wind & Rain Bridge
Dong drum tower
Dong drum tower		 Dong village of Zhaoxing
Dong village of Zhaoxing		 Indigo dyed cloth drying
Indigo dyed cloth drying		 Four Dong singers in brown shiny cloth
Four Dong singers in brown shiny cloth
Yin Tan Dong village spinning show
Yin Tan Dong village spinning show		 woman with swordpin in hair
woman with swordpin in hair		 Villagers sing below drum tower
Villagers sing below drum tower		 Setting up warp for the loom in Zhaoxing
Setting up warp for the loom in Zhaoxing
Hands linked in friendship
Hands linked in friendship		 Ge Jiao villagers at Wangba sing
Ge Jiao villagers at Wangba sing		 Orange and white costume, batik aprons
Orange and white costume, batik aprons		 Colorful leggings
Colorful leggings
Creating drawing for batik
Creating drawing for batik		 dong hair ornament, torques
dong hair ornament, torques		 jewelry chain
jewelry chain		 Metal weaving Miao
Metal weaving Miao
3 tier folded metal collar
3 tier folded metal collar		 PORTRAITS /leaf singers, S. China
PORTRAITS /leaf singers, S. China		 back of metal embroidered costumes
back of metal embroidered costumes		 black & silver tin metal embroidery
black & silver tin metal embroidery
weaving with metal
weaving with metal		 villagers out of costume
villagers out of costume		 white collar Miao, batik spiral sleeves
white collar Miao, batik spiral sleeves		 Weaver on old loom
Weaver on old loom
white collar Miao fan dance, horns
white collar Miao fan dance, horns		 Leidong Dong villagers
Leidong Dong villagers		 dogtail belt weaving
dogtail belt weaving		 Dale Gluckman, myself, and Xiao Xiao
Dale Gluckman, myself, and Xiao Xiao
Guping Miao pipers descend mountainsfrom Guping,
Guping Miao pipers descend mountainsfrom Guping,		 Baisha Miao man with gun
Baisha Miao man with gun		 Baisha Miao girl
Baisha Miao girl		 Both men and women play lusheng
Both men and women play lusheng
Baisha friends
Baisha friends		 Head shaved with sickle in ceremony
Head shaved with sickle in ceremony		 short skirt Miao in Ronjiang
short skirt Miao in Ronjiang		 short skirt Miao mini skirts
short skirt Miao mini skirts
Black Miao:green hats,black pleats
Black Miao:green hats,black pleats		 Wear blue jackets,dance with red stools
Wear blue jackets,dance with red stools		 Green shiny cloth Miao woman's jacket
Green shiny cloth Miao woman's jacket		 Pine is used to color cloth
Pine is used to color cloth
Weining group performing in the rain
Weining group performing in the rain		 2 women acrobats
2 women acrobats		 PORTRAITS/ Guizhou boy with cape
PORTRAITS/ Guizhou boy with cape 		Shui welcome on ancient copper drum
Shui welcome on ancient copper drum
Shui men in dark clothes, turbans
Shui men in dark clothes, turbans		 Shui calling up ancestor ceremony
Shui calling up ancestor ceremony		 Red Miao Qingang village, Wenxiang
Red Miao Qingang village, Wenxiang		 Short skirt Miao,long aprons in Datang
Short skirt Miao,long aprons in Datang
performance of whole Datang village
performance of whole Datang village		 Shidong Miao at Sisters Meal Festival
Shidong Miao at Sisters Meal Festival		 Shidong crown finery
Shidong crown finery		 Sisters Meal Fest, sw China
Sisters Meal Fest, sw China
red embroidery Miao
red embroidery Miao		 heavy silver crown with horns
heavy silver crown with horns		 3 women with horns
3 women with horns		 White Miao at Ziaozhai, horns, batik
White Miao at Ziaozhai, horns, batik
goods for sale on roof
goods for sale on roof		 watching the performance
watching the performance		 farmer and roof near Bijie
farmer and roof near Bijie		 We bring reading glasses to sewers
We bring reading glasses to sewers
Suoga Miao big hair wrapped on horns
Suoga Miao big hair wrapped on horns		 market above new city of Yuanyang
market above new city of Yuanyang		 turquoise headscarf
turquoise headscarf		 Yao shopper
Yao shopper
boy plays with top
boy plays with top		 boy carries heavy load
boy carries heavy load		 village children
village children		 two children
two children
pipe in the market (see s.China gallery)
pipe in the market (see s.China gallery)		 pipe smoker in Jidao Miao village
pipe smoker in Jidao Miao village		 Two boys at market (see s.China gallery
Two boys at market (see s.China gallery		 We are greeted by young, elders
We are greeted by young, elders
Long skirt Miao women at rice wine table
Long skirt Miao women at rice wine table		 Jidao Miao ladies (see s.China gallery)
Jidao Miao ladies (see s.China gallery)		 showing off pipes
showing off pipes		 Phila McDaniel meets friend from past
Phila McDaniel meets friend from past
Wearer of rope sandals
Wearer of rope sandals		 walking through Guiiyang ancient town
walking through Guiiyang ancient town		 funeral kites brought to headstone
funeral kites brought to headstone		 drummers, at funeral near Xinji
drummers, at funeral near Xinji
musicians and kite at funeral
musicians and kite at funeral		 Pig costume at funeral
Pig costume at funeral		 Bouyei blouse weaver in Zhenfeng
Bouyei blouse weaver in Zhenfeng		 Loom threads stretched on ground
Loom threads stretched on ground
Lorraine,Cathy, Bobby and me (at right)
Lorraine,Cathy, Bobby and me (at right)
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Jacqueline M Newman 11-Jun-2010 15:33
Lovely pictures of the Chinese minority people
Ashley Hockenberry02-Jun-2010 02:20
A+
Guest 30-Apr-2010 01:16
Nice photography with excellent composition!

Thanks for sharing the photos about my home China.

Jonathan
georg,hungary 06-Apr-2010 23:39
SUPER!MERCI!
Ashley Hockenberry19-Jan-2010 21:42
Great shots !
Jeroen Bosman16-Oct-2009 18:21
beautiful work, v!
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