What are the main characteristics of the Yao people in China?

The Yao people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in China, and their ethnic languages belong to the Yao branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, the Miao Yao branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, and the Dongshui branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Yao nationality is one of the ancient oriental "Jiuli", is the most widely distributed ethnic minority in South China, and is one of the longest-lived ethnic groups in China.

Characteristics of the Yao people:

1. The staple food of the Yao residents is mainly corn, rice and sweet potatoes.

2. The house architecture of the Yao nationality varies from place to place and has various forms.

3. Both men and women of the Yao nationality like to grow long hair.

Yao customs:

1. The marriage custom of the Yao people is to marry a woman and a man.

2. Yao people like to sing, such as: tang songs, playing copper drums, throwing hydrangeas, etc.

3. Funeral customs are mostly carried out in earth burial, and now funeral reform is implemented, and cremation is trial.

The religious beliefs of the Yao people are relatively complex, and primitive nature worship, ancestor worship or totem worship occupy a certain position in some areas; In some areas, Wicca and Taoism are predominantly practiced. Taoism has a great influence on the Yao people, and all funeral rituals are basically carried out according to the Taoist law, but they are mixed with some content of the primitive religion of the nation.

The Yao costumes are characterized by exquisite patterns and bright colors. The costumes of the Yao nationality are made of bright blue homespun cloth, and the openings of the placket and cuffs of the Yao costumes will be embroidered with exquisite patterns and patterns, which makes the Yao costumes more distinctive and comfortable, and the men's and women's costumes are also different.

The style of Yao costume is diverse, there are many Yao branches, and the costumes of each branch are not the same, so they are mainly different according to different regions. In the past, the Yao people had various ethnic names because of the color of their clothing, the style of their trousers, and the dress of their headdress.

Yao women are good at embroidery, and embroider exquisite patterns on the placket, cuffs, and trouser hem trim. The hair is braided around the top of the head, surrounded by five-colored beads, and embroidered with floral patterns from the neck to the chest. Men like to wear their hair in a bun and wrap their heads in red or green cloth, wear collarless and long-sleeved shirts, wear white cloth "shoulders" on the outside of the shirt, and wear long trousers with large legs.

The men and women of the Yao tribe grew to ten.

At the age of five or six, you should change your flower hat and change your headband.

The beauty of Yao costumes is still reflected in the composition of the flowers. The pattern of the flower and the characteristics of the costume are to some extent a reflection of religion. The Yao people in Xilin County, Guangxi Province retain a "Shigong" (religious) costume that has been around for hundreds of years, which is embroidered with many gods of heaven, mountains, thunder, and sun, expressing the psychological characteristics of the Yao people's various worships.

The characteristics of the Yao nationality: large dispersion, small settlement, simple and kind people.

Customs: 1. In order to seek love, the young man of Chashan Yao has a popular custom of "climbing the building", which has a unique national style. Chashan Yao villages are generally located near mountains and rivers, large and concentrated, and their residences are all two-story wooden buildings.

The façade and the hanging tower part, carved dragon and phoenix, oiled and painted, like a sedan chair hanging in the mountain. The tranquil hanging tower is a place for adult girls to socialize. Walking into the gate of the hanging tower, you will find that the Yao compatriots living in Dayao Mountain, Guangxi, are affected by the area where they live, and basically maintain traditional customs in marriage.

Here lives in the tea mountain Yao of Dayao Mountain.

2. The Yao people like to use cinnamon.

Sencha such as mountain ginger is believed to have a refreshing and fatigue-relieving effect. The Yao people in many areas like to make oil tea, not only eating and drinking every day, but also using oil tea to entertain guests. During the Qingming Festival, every family has to make dyed flowers and rice to eat.

3. Traditional festivals of the Yao people.

There are many, sub-sections are held almost every month, and the life is not the same in different places. The big festivals include the Spring Festival, Qingming, Shejie, Panwang Festival, "Wishing Festival", "Playing Hope Festival" and so on. During the Spring Festival, the Yao people held singing hall songs, playing copper drums, racing tops, shooting crossbows, hunting, and throwing hydrangeas.

Fighting thrushes and other cultural and sports activities with national characteristics.

The Yao people are an ancient ethnic group in China, the folk customs are simple and strong, and the population mostly lives in the mountainous areas, so there is a saying that "there is no mountain and no Yao". The Yao people call themselves "Mian", "Jinmen", "Bunu", "Bingduoyou", "Hei Yumeng", "Lajia" and so on. The Yao population in China is 10,000 (2010), including Guangxi (1.71 million), Hunan (10,000), Guangdong (10,000), Yunnan (190,000), and Guizhou (10,000).

The proportion of Yao population in Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province is the county with the highest proportion and density of Yao population in China, but no Yao Autonomous County has been established so far. Jianghua County, Hunan Province, has a population of more than 250,000, which is the largest in the country and is known as the Yao capital of China. The Yao people live across borders and are also widely distributed in Vietnam, Laos, and northern Thailand. It is one of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

With a population of more than 800,000, the Yao people in Vietnam are the 9th largest ethnic group in Vietnam. During the years of Chinese exclusion in Southeast Asian countries, some of them also migrated across the ocean to the United States, France, Canada, Mexico and other places. There are many branches of the Yao people, and the language differences are large, including Mian, Bunu, Lajia and other languages.

In 1982, experts from ** Minzu University created Yao script in the form of 26 Latin letters, using the Latin alphabet to spell Mian language. Chinese is now commonly spoken. Many people can speak Zhuang, Miao and other languages at the same time.

Historically, the Yao and Miao people had a close kinship, and they both originated from the "Wulingman" tribe in the Qin and Han dynasties. The longevity, beauty and medical skills of the Yao people are of a very high level. The effect of Yao Yi in cancer, disease, rheumatism, lupus erythematosus, bruises, fractures and snake bites has always been well received by the majority of patients.

The Yao people mostly believe in Taoism and witchcraft, and a very small number of Yao people in a few mountainous areas are also good at Maoshan witchcraft. Generalized Yao people: including Yao and She, there are Panwang totems and Pan, Lan, Lei, Zhong four surnames, the same, some words are the same, and since ancient times, the She people also call themselves Shan Yao, Yao family, Yao people, etc.

China's costumes are diverse, China's ethnic diversity has caused the variety of Chinese costumes, each ethnic group has the unique characteristics of each nation's clothing, and at the same time, the costumes have gradually become more extensive in the course of development, and the beautiful costumes between ethnic groups will also be blended and circulated with each other, so that China's clothing culture is more harmonious, so what are the characteristics of Yao costumes?

Yao costumes refer to the traditional costumes worn by the Yao people, the Yao costumes are determined according to the ancient living environment of the Yao people, in order to better adapt to the environment, so there is a unique local characteristics of the costumes, and the customs and culture of the Yao people are very long, in the costumes of the Yao people also reflect the preservation and continuation of the traditional culture of the Yao people, the usual Yao costumes have been mountain Yao, red head Yao, flat head Yao, etc., at the same time, the Yao people are also very hospitable, and the residents here are often very harmonious.

The Yao costumes are characterized by exquisite patterns and bright colors. The costumes of the Yao nationality are made of bright blue homespun cloth, and the openings of the placket and cuffs of the Yao costumes will be embroidered with exquisite patterns and patterns, which makes the Yao costumes more distinctive and comfortable, and the men's and women's costumes are also different.