China's ethnic minority areas are not only picturesque natural scenery, but also fertile land, pleasant climate, rich products, as well as precious animal and plant resources, water resources and mineral resources.
The climate in the south of China is mild, and the costumes of ethnic minorities are varied. Men usually wear double-breasted coats and trousers. Women wear elegant and light clothes, each with its own characteristics. For example, the silk tube skirt of the Dai nationality, the woolen floral skirt of the Jingpo nationality, the pleated tube skirt of Miao, Buyi and some Zhuang women, the multi-layered pleated skirt of the Yi nationality and the embroidered skirt of the Li sisters.
Due to different geographical and climatic conditions, economic and lifestyle minorities live in China, and their housing structure has its own characteristics. In the wet and rainy southern minority areas, people generally live in dry-column buildings. This building is divided into two floors, and the materials used are mainly bamboo and wood. The upper floor of the building is used for keeping poultry and livestock and placing farm tools or sundries. Some ethnic minorities even use bamboo as a material to build unique small bamboo houses. The small bamboo building with unique shape is hidden in the green curtains woven by green bamboo, bananas and pomelo trees, which is integrated with nature and very beautiful!
Different ethnic minorities eat rice in different ways. Dai, Wa, Li and other ethnic minorities in the south like to put rice in bamboo tubes and barbecue it on the fire, so that the rice has the fragrance of bamboo. Zhuang and Buyi people like to eat five-color glutinous rice and glutinous rice. Koreans are used to making glutinous rice cakes with glutinous rice. Uighurs, Uzbeks and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang often stir-fry with rice, mutton, carrots and onions, and some add raisins and papaya. Make delicious bibimbap. Because braised rice is eaten with washed hands, it is also called "pilaf".
In the spring or autumn harvest season, Zhuang people like to throw hydrangeas. Throwing hydrangea is a way for Zhuang men and women to express their feelings to each other. Young people erect a 10-meter-high wooden pole on the lawn or open space, and nail a board at the top, with some round holes in the center of the board. Men and women are a team, and winning is to throw the hydrangea out of the round hole on the chessboard. Others set up a song studio in the middle of the scene. If the hydrangea can't throw out of the shed or out of bounds, or can't catch the hydrangea thrown by the other side, it will be punished for singing, which is very interesting.
Ethnic minorities also have many traditional festivals with different styles, such as Torch Festival, Songkran Festival, Nadam Convention, Eid al-Fitr and Losa Festival. Among them, the Water Splashing Festival is a traditional festival of Dai, Bulang, De 'ang, Achang and other ethnic groups, which is held in mid-April every year for three to five days. During the festival, people dress up in costumes, splash water on each other and hold activities such as dragon boat rowing. At night, the lights are brightly lit, people light lanterns, set off fireworks, cheer, sing and dance, which is full of festive atmosphere.
Fifty-six nationalities are one family.