scene of tiaoyaba

Giawasa tiaoyaba

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February 29th 2012
Yabashen was a spirit that could turn people into a dumb, lost their speaking skill. And in Gaiwasa village they kept a ritual to dispelled the spirit away, every year on the 8th day of Lunar Febuary the Yi village would held the Tiaoyaba ceremony to keep the Yabashen away. Said it is a very original and sacred ceremony and this year attracted the TV came to made a recording. It turned out another ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more