the costume

Lunar New year trip 3 - Suoga Tiao-Hua

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February 12th 2011
Oh come on...it wasn't fair!!! I'd been waiting for the Long-Horn Miao festival for the last 10 days, and it was good weather all along, but the sky was sour with tiny rain drop this morning. luck not on my side I guess! As you could see by the name...Long-Horn, it was the most outstanding feature of their costume. first they fixed a feet long wooden comb on the back of their head, then wound it ... read more

Asia » China » Guizhou

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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