Make All Ethnic Minorities Prosper, No Ethnic Minority Be Left Behind

Of the 55 ethnic minorities, 22 each has a population of less than 100,000. These minority people are relatively backward in economic and social development and poverty haunts them. In 2005, the State Council launched a 5-year program to support the development of these small ethnic minorities and the State Development and Reform Com-     

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.     

Origins of the Names of Chinese Ethnic Minorities （5）

Bouyei
The Bouyei people have a long history. In their own language, ＂Bou＂ means ＂ethnic group＂ or ＂people,＂ and ＂yei＇＂ and its variants refer to the name of an ethnic minority. Thus, in the old local chronicles, the Bouyei nationality is sometimes recorded as ＂Yei nationality＂,＂Yei family ＂ or ＂Yei people.＂ As well as their self-appellations, the Bouyei people in different areas referred to other groups of Bouyei as ＂Bulong Buna Butu Budou Buyang ＂ and ＂Bulongha＂ etc.     

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     

Ethnic Museum of the Central University for Nationalities

THE Central University for Nationalities Ethnic Museum houses over 20,000 cultural relics relating to China's 56 ethnic groups. The majority of these are traditional costumes and ornaments that examplify expertise on the part of ethnic minorities in weaving, dying, embroidery and tannage. Some are decades, and others centuries old. Exhibits such as the gifts to Chairman Mao Zedong and the central government in the early days of the People's Republic from the Panchen Lama, Dalai Lama, and ethnic minorities across China are of great political and historical significance.     

云南彝族刺绣的文化传承(英文)

正In Yunnan,it is said"A woman who doesn't know how to embroider is not a real Yi woman."Compared with other ethnic minorities in Yunnan,China's most diverse province,the Yi people have a larger population widely distributed in many branches,so their ethnic embroidery patterns are also more complicated and varied.The time-consuming craft of Yi embroidery dates back 1700 years ago,and there are many skilled     

依法加强和改进城市民族工作——国家民委有关负责人解读《城市民族工作条例(征求意见稿)》（英文）

正More than half of China's population and a third of its ethnic minorities live in urban areas.With the acceleration of the urban-rural,inter-regional and cross-industrial flow among national minorities,it is important and urgent to legally strengthen and improve urban ethnic work and make their urban life more colorful with their own participation.China's law involving ethnic affairs is an important     

Help for Xinjiang or A Knockout Blow?

Born and growing up in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, I felt a sense of unfairness between the Han people like me and the ethnic minority groups living there. Many of my classmates from the ethnic minorities had at least one sibling, but most of the Hans didn't. Though the one-child policy prevailed at that time, the ethnic minorities were exempted.     

Daur Houses in Daxinganling Prefecture

The Daur ethnic group were early settlers in the Daxing＇anling area, and developed their own style of domestic architecture based on the natural environment and their life experience. Daur villages are quite spread out, with as few as a dozen and as many as a hundred households in each. In a typical Daur village, the houses stand in lines, kitchen gardens lie next to crop fields, and its streets are well ordered.     

第一单元:新中国的十七年电影(1950-1966年)(英文)

Diverse and Colorful Nation-State Building of Multi-Ethnic China The year 1949 was a new beginning in China’s history.At the time,flames of war were smoldering and a united multi-ethnic nation was standing up.In 1954,the first Constitution of the People’s Republic of China asserted that the People’s Republic of China is a singular nation in which all ethnic groups are equal and reserve the right to exercise their own spoken and written languages,as well as the freedom to preserve their customs.In essence,’diversity in ethnic groups’was one element     

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     

关于对云南农业大学英语演讲比赛的反思(英文)

With the development of the society, more and more people are realized that it is a fact that the communication between people plays a significant role in their daily work and life. English Public speaking, as one of the means of communication, also gains the attention of the many universities. The author will reflect some issues which exist in Yunnnan Agricultural University in recent years and raise some measures as well.     

问玉昆仑(英文)

<正>If there is a deity in a mountain,the ancients believed,jade is to be found there as well.The ideal location for this semiprecious stone will include the embrace of nearby fast-flowing rivers,for jade requires an environment of both rock and water as well as and the hastiness of people making their homes close by.All these are     

Human Rights in China: Exploration and Development of Whole-process People's Democracy

Whole-process people’s democracy represents a new exploration of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era as well as a novel and important method for protecting the human rights of the Chinese people· It is conducive to solving a multitude of problems hindering the protection of civil rights and political rights·The greatest highlight of whole-process people’s democracy is that the people are the masters of their own country and exercise the power to govern the state through “extensi...     

Dai Life Bamboo for shelter,water for life and fun,who needs more?

SUBTROPICAL Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province is home to 13 ethnic minorities, including the Dai, Hani, Blang, Yi andJino, all of whom go about their daily business clad in colorful folk costumes. Xishuangbanna resembles a real-life Xanadu, far removed from temporal life. Of the ethnic minorities living here, Dai people have the longest history.     

Enhancing Cultural Consensus and Promoting Harmonious Integration: A Summary of the Views of “2016·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights”

2016 ·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights successfully took place on September 27 to 28, 2016 in Southwest University of Political Science and Law. The seminar was sponsored by China Society for Human Rights Studies, hosted by the Human Rights Research Institute of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and centered around the theme of the "Protection of Ethnic Minorities' Rights". More than 60 experts and scholars from six countries of Europe as well as China conducted in-depth discussions on the protection of economic, social and cultural rights, focusing on the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities. The participants agreed that enhancing cross-cultural consensus and promoting harmonious integration are essential for the cause of human rights protection for ethnic minorities and even for the overall progress of the human rights cause of all humankind.     

Protection of Minorities'''' Rights in Development of Western China

Although the 55 ethnic minorities with a total population of 106.43 million account for only 8.41% of China's nearly 1.3 billion people, the areas they inhabit claim about64% of the country's land territory. The large gross population and wide spread of habitats of China's ethnic minorities arerather unique in the world and one of themost important characteristics of China'sreality. Over the past 55 years, the Chinese government has attached great importance to safeguarding the rights and in…     

Nurturing the Seeds of Musical Talent

A LTHOUGH auditions kick offat 9am and don＇t finish until 6：30 in the evening, students from the Middle School affiliated with Beijing＇s Central Conservatory of Music maintain their enthusiasm and energy all day. Bright-eyed and fashionable, they look much the same as other youngsters their age. But when you hear the emotion that pours out as they play, you begin to understand these are talented people. Paul Dornian, director of Canada＇s Mount Royal Conservatory and the initiator of the Morning-side Music Bridge （MMB） scheme, attends the auditions as a judge, but acts more like a kindly father. He eases the students＇ anxiety and coaxes the very best out of them.     

The Categorization of China＇s Ethnic Minorities Sports

A total of 676 traditional sports have been identified as originating with China＇s 55 ethnic minorities. They are introduced in the book, About China＇s Ethnic Traditional Sports, which was published after nationwide research and sorting in China. Some of these sports are now part of people＇s daily life and entertainment, and some continue to exist after being incorporated into folk dances.     

CHINA＇ S POLICY TOWARD ETHNIC GROUPS AND THEIR COMMON PROSPERITY

VI. Protect and Develop Ethnic Minority Cultures
The culture of an ethnic group represents its important characteristic and serves as a source of its vitality, creativity and cohesiveness. The ethnic minority cultures in China are a vital part of Chinese civilization as well as intellectual assets of the entire Chinese nation.