Nu people 怒族
Nu people 怒族, numbered about 40,000, is an official recognized ethnic group of China. The Nu live in the high mountain valleys, as with other ethnic groups in this area, in western Yunnan by the rivers of Nujiang 怒江 (to which they get...
Nujiang 怒江
It takes hundreds of years to dig a road like this in this part of the world
Cars and trucks can use in many stretches
However rock and mud slides are common occurrences
Lives go on for these villagers
Soon enough the...
Nujiang 怒江
In some part the river drops 100 meters in a short spur
A foot road cuts into the steep mountain
Boats, large or small, are no good in most stretch of the river
Sometimes it takes days to reach another village across the river
Unless...
Nujiang 怒江
The Nujiang, ('Angry River' in Chinese) is a river, about 2,815 kilometres long, that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. As the river enters Myanmar the name is changed to Salween River. Steep canyon walls line the swift, powerful...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
There are about 12,000 Hezhen ethnic brothers and sisters live across the border in Russia Far East where they're called Goldi by the government. Most of them do speak Russian and use Cyrillic scripts
Distribution of the Hezhen people in Russia...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
Although there are still some Hezhen remain in the fishing business, however, you don't see much mom and pop operations anymore. Most Hezhen go into different fields like farming, industries, art & education and other technical areas.
Tree bark...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
Sports and activities of the Hezhen people
射箭 archery
叉草球 playing a fluffy ball
顶杠
摔跤
打布鲁
鱼王角力...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
A Hezhen restaurant in 街津口
The main diet of the Hezhen people are fish - cooked or raw
Raw salmon
Fresh filet with special dipping
炸鱼块 deep fried...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
The Hezhen celebrated the Lunar New Year last week
They celebrate a new village open
They celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Helongjiang CPC
They celebrate the melting of rivers and lakes....the fishing season begins
Hezhen people 赫哲族
乌日贡 节 is the biggest holiday for the Hezhen people. It comes about a month before the Lunar New Year and the celebration goes lasts three days
Hezhen people 赫哲族
Today most of the Hezhen people no longer live in isolated huts and simple yurts
街津口 was once a small village of few houses
Hezhen people 赫哲族
Young Hezhen men in ethnic clothes
Young ladies ready for a performance
A girl in fish skin clothes
A small family
A family having dinner
Sport fisherman
Hezhen people 赫哲族
The Hezhen people were referred to "Fishskin Tartar" 鱼皮鞑子 by the Europeans in the past because they wore clothes and accessories made from fish skin. Incidentally, in modern time, the skill of making clothes from fish skins...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
The Hezhen people are traditional fishermen and their livelihoods depend on two mother rivers: The Helongjiang 黑龙江 and .....
....the Songhuajiang 松花江
The Hezhen are very good with their hands (as...
Hezhen people 赫哲族
Yimakan storytelling consists of many independent episodes depicting tribal alliances and battles, including the defeat of monsters and invaders by Hezhen heroes. Yimakan performers improvise stories without instrumental accompaniment, alternating...
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