Sichuan Ethnic group

March 6, 2008

It’s rare nowadays that we see people living in a completely different cultural society. Being cosmopolitan is the way of life in this century. However, if we set aside patronizing the liberated modern world, we can see ultimately unique people still existing amongst themselves.

Well, I caught a glimpse of ethnic minority in China. Surprisingly, challenging my ignorance on this subject, I was able to experience first hand on some traditions of these people. I’m not quite sure though what’s the name of their group because I’ve googled this and according to China Culture:

As one of the largest provinces, Sichuan has more than 15 minority groups living with the Han people. Among these are the Yi, Hui, Tibetan and Miao peoples. Each of these minorities has its own charm, ethnic style and folk custom.

I was amazed on how they preserve their culture. They also look quite different than Chinese people in the city. I guess having a long history before has influence mixed breeding. In my opinion, some women here are really pretty. They have bigger eyes than the usual almond eyes Chinese (me included).

Part of our JuiZaiGou Trip was to experience some ethnic celebration in a small house of their own. We witness their entertaining antics for tourists like us. The girls danced some ethnic dance.

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But the most memorable is the food they let us taste! Imagine a lamb/goat which was roasted like a pig, they also serve some soup which was weird. My friends were pretending to taste it while I ate the food and swallowed their indescribable local wine as I said to myself “my first and last!”

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