China''''s Constitution:Guarantee for People''''s Rights

The Communist Party of China, which represents the fundamental interests of the broadest possible masses of the people, has always attached much importance to the rights of the people and the safeguard measures. As early as in the New Democratic Revolution period, it adopted in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, an Outline Constitution of the All-China Soviet Republic in January 1934. The document stipulated that all workers, peasants, soldiers and other labor populace and their families, irrespective of their gender, ethnic group or religion, are equal before the law of the Soviet and enjoy the right to work,     

最后的马帮

Since the late 1950s considerable investment was made in setting up a state-run caravan to help the Drung ethnic people meet their basic needs.The caravan once had as many as 500＂hinnies,＂and some 600 tons of food and other goods used to be transported to the Dulongjiang annually.     

The Divine Celebration of Fire

FIRE was as crucial to the development of ancient civilizations as electricity has been to modern times, and the ancient peoples of both Eastern and Western cultures wor-shipped those who brought fire as heroes. In China, many ethnic groups still mark the day on which their god of fire lit up their lives; the Axi is one of them. The Axi ethnic minority group is an offshoot of the Yi people that live mainly in Yunnan's Mile County, 143 kilometers from the provincial capital of Kunming. On a recent trip to Yunnan, I heard an ancient Axi legend about the origin of man-made fire.     

China''''s Constitution:Guarantee for People''''s Rights

The Communist Party of China, which represents the fundamental interests of the broadest possible masses of the people, has always attached much importance to the rights of the people and the safeguard measures. As early as in the New Democratic Revolution period, it adopted in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, an Outline Constitution of the All-China Soviet Republic in January 1934. The document stipulated that all workers, peasants, soldiers and other labor populace and their families, irrespective of their gender, ethnic group or religion, are equal before the law of the Soviet and enjoy the right to work, supervision, education and the freedom     

China＇s Ethnic Sports vs. Globalization - Chinese Scholars＇ Views on Ethnic Sports in the Process of Globalization

Examining sports from a cultural perspective rather than their technical aspect, we will see that hidden in the process of globalization is a need to discuss the special values of ethnic or traditional sports. Covered up by the socalled ＂universality＂ of sports in general, these special values determine the cultural uniqueness of China＇s ethnic sports, which is often reduced to oblivion as sports, taken as a whole,     

CHINA＇ S POLICY TOWARD ETHNIC GROUPS AND THEIR COMMON PROSPERITY（Part Five）

Ⅶ. Fostering Cadres and Talented People of Ethnic Minorities
Cadres and talented people of ethnic minorities are their outstanding elements. These people are well acquainted with their ethnic languages, histories, traditions and customs as well as their local political, economic and cultural characteristics. They serve as a bridge between the government and ethnic minorities. The situation of minority cadres and talented people indicates the development level of ethnic minorities. For a long period of time,     

夜郎布依演唱组合:因爱而聚（英文）

正A high-level singing group is devoted to a type of traditional performance art of the Bouyei ethnic group in Guizhou Province.Their sound has nourished the love of traditional music among this minzu group,and now they are bringing Bouyei music to others.——Editor"Performing Bayin by Sitting"is a Bouyei traditional music form so honored as a"living fossil of song"     

Drum Towers of the Ethnic Dong Gruop

The ethnic population of the Dong people is about 2.5 milion.They live in the border area of Guizhou and Hunan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwestern China and north Hubei Province in central China.Drum towers are found wherever the Dong live.Indeed,the towers are the most distinguishing symbol of their culture,which is why experts have chosen to call the ethnic Dong cultule the ＂drum tower culture.＂     

The Progress and Analysis of Women＇s Human Rights Protection in the Legislation 2007 in China

The year 2007 witnessed ＂the new progress in the construction of democracy and legal system, the reliable development of administration by law, and the strengthened guarantee of people＇s rights and interests as well as the safeguard of social equity and justice＂ in China. In this year, both the National People＇s Congress and its Standing Committee as well as local People＇s Congresses at levels and their standing committees were active in performing their duties, constituting and promulgating a series of laws and regulations. These laws and regulations have directly or indirectly concerned the fights and interests of women. This article is going to briefly sum up and analyze the provisions in the pertinent legislation in China in 2007 that directly involve the fights and interests of women,     

Paving the Way

正An ethnic minority group in China successfully shakes off poverty Huang Bingfeng came to Beijing as a deputy to the National People's Congress(NPC) annual meeting with good news from his hometown.On May 9,Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region shook off poverty,adding Maonan to the list of ethnic groups in the country to beat back poverty.Some Maonan people wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping sharing the joy of poverty elimination and expressing their determination to continue to build their hometown.Xi replied to the letter,encouraging them to take this as a     

Snuff bottles

Snuff bottles first appeared in China in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and, as their name suggests, were originally indeed used as a container for snuff tobacco, first of all by the Manchu, Mongols and Tibetans. The reason for their popularity at that time is to be found in the customs of those ethnic minorities: because those ethnic groups mainly led a nomadic life that entailed frequent use of hay or firewood. Using snuff bottles     

SPORTS OF ANOHER GENRE CHINA＇S ETHNIC AND FOLK SPORTS

＂China＇s ethnic and folk sports＂ refer to those traditional sports the Chinese people created by drawing on their own life,which have been passed down to this day sports popular among people of the country＇s 55 ethnic minority groups.According to statistics.     

Ethnic ornaments of Yunnan Province

The people of all ethnic groups of Yunnan province, who are living among big mountains, ornament themselves with jewels of varied textures and styles, which embody the ingenuity, diligence and superb craftsmanship of the ethnic groups of Yunnan province. They spare no efforts to dress themselves up from head to toe, creating rich and colourful body ornaments in the process. These ornaments, regardless of size or price, are the most attractive and characteristic among the garments and accessories of the ethnic groups of Yunnan.     

Ethnic Minority Games Come To Guizhou

<正>Ateam of barefoot young peoplet ake to the water on 7.5-meter-long bamboo poles and maintain their stability with ease as they glide across the Hongfeng Lake in southwest China’s Guizhou Province.But unlike local merchants who long agou sed large pieces of bamboo as makeshift floats to get their wares to market,thesey oung people are professional,full-timea thletes in the ethnic minority sport of single bamboo drifting.     

Sampling the delights of Huaiyang cuisine,and so much more

After more than 2,000 years of history as a trading centre and commu-nications hub on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (first dug in the 5th century BC), Huai'an has acquired an air of old money and mellow leisure. It must be one of few small-sized cities where people are as happy to spend their leisure time in one of the dozens of open-air teahouses or restaurants by the water as in an air-conditioned shopping mall.     

Wanfenglin： Forest of Peaks

AFTER an unusually bleak winter, spring has returned to Wanfenglin - literally the ＂forest of ten thousand peaks.＂ The area is famous for its picturesque natural scenery and the unique cultural practices of the Bouyei and Miao ethnic groups. In recent years it＇s also been one of China＇s pilot ＂folklore tourism＂ development sites.     

MINORITY DEVELOPMENT

China is a culturally rich and diverse country. Throughout the nation, 56 ethnic groups have been identified. And though the majority Han (90.56 percent of the population) dominate, the rest of the ethnicities enrich the country in a variety of ways, be it linguistic, gastronomic, artistic or historic. Yet poverty, illiteracy, as well as lack of educational and medical services have hindered the advancement of these peoples. While ethnic minorities have lagged behind in terms of economic, educational, and societal advancement, the government has pledged to assist in their development, and is attaching greater importance to helping minorities catch up to the dominant culture.     

Where did the Daur come from？

The name Khitan refers both to the name of a kingdom in Chinese history and also to an ethnic group. After the Ming Dynasty （1368-1644） the name Khitan was replaced by Daur. The great kingdom of Khitan, or Liao, was founded in 907 AD, when Yelu Abaoji was elected as head of all the tribes and ruled as Khan, or Emperor. From that time on, the Khitan people reigned across northern China, northern and central Asia for 307 years, co-existing with three other kingdoms, the Western Xia, Southern Song and Jin.     

Fhe Spirit of Wenzhou

AS soon as the policy of reform and opening-up began to unfold in China, the tough and shrewd Wenzhou people began to actively test the implications for business and trade. At first, they just sought inconspicuous jobs like cobbler, barber or peddler - much like their counterparts in other parts of China. Gradually, though, people found more and more retail operations, especially clothing and electronic stores,were being run by the Wenzhounese. Various kinds of products made in Wenzhou also flooded into the market. Such phenomenon made people take notice. Curiosity became admiration of Wenzhounese cleverness, and their big fortunes.     

Jiarong Zang Womens' Dress

正The Jiarong are a local branch of the Zang ethnic group,mainly people of Zang ethnicity inhabiting the west side of the upper reaches of the Minjiang Basin in the northwest plateau area of Sichuan,as well as the areas of Da Jinchuan and Xiao Jinchuan.Thanks to its distinctive geographical position and ethnic origins,the Jiarong Zang ethnic minority