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Minority Ethnic Cultures in China

Let the Confucius Institute Introduce You to China. Minority Ethnic Cultures in China. By Wang Xiaojun “Helen” Confucius Institute at UWP. Prof. Xiaojun Wang (Helen) Visiting Professor of Confucius Institute at UWP Prof. of South-central University for Nationalities (Wuhan China)

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Minority Ethnic Cultures in China

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  1. Let the Confucius Institute Introduce You to China Minority Ethnic Cultures in China By Wang Xiaojun “Helen” Confucius Institute at UWP

  2. Prof. Xiaojun Wang (Helen) • Visiting Professor of Confucius Institute at UWP • Prof. of South-central University for Nationalities (Wuhan China) • Association of Charted Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK) Affiliate • Tel: 608 – 342 – 1474 • Email: wangx@uwplatt.edu

  3. Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan(2005)

  4. South-central University for Nationalities (Wuhan China) • SCUN • http://www.scuec.edu.cn/ • http://en.scuec.net/index.php • One of six higher education institutes belonging to State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC) • More than 20 000 university students • Students, faculties and staffs come from 54 ethnic groups • Tuition-free to Students majoring in ethnology • Special canteen on campus

  5. Confucius Institute at UWP • Sponsored by the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) • Co-op of SCUN and UWP • More than 300 in the world, 56 in US • Mission and Purpose • Promote a better understanding of the Chinese language and culture among the people of the world; • Develop friendly relationships between China and other countries; • Accelerate the development of multiculturalism at the international level; • Help bring about global peace and harmony.

  6. Confucius • Kong Qiu孔丘 • Kongzi孔子 • Kongfuzi孔夫子 • Sept. 28, 551B.C. – 479 B.C. • a Chinese thinker and social philosopher

  7. Main Rites of Confucius---- Analects of Confucius • ren仁，humaneness • filial piety, xiao, 孝 • li礼，ritual

  8. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzM5MTIwOTY=.html

  9. 55 Minority Ethnic Groups • 123m people • 9.44% of total population • 64% of national territory • 80 languages • 30characters

  10. Regional National Autonomy • The People's Republic of China is a unitary multinational State created jointly by the people of all its 56 nationalities. • Regional national autonomy means that the minority nationalities, under unified State leadership, practice regional autonomy in areas where they live in concentrated communities and set up organs of self-government for the exercise of the power of autonomy. • It is a basic political system of the State.

  11. 壮Zhuang • 满Man （Manchuria） • 回Hui • 苗Miao • 维吾尔Uygur • 彝Yi • 土家Tujia • 蒙古Menggu (Mongolia) • 藏Zang（Tibetan） • 布依Buyi

  12. Miao Ethnic Group • 8.94m population • 31% in Guizhou province

  13. Ancestor – Shen Long 、Chi You • Miao language – 19 types • Miao Characters • Religions: • - Nature worship • - Christianity • - Catholicism New Testament

  14. Miao’s Calendar • Sept-Dec : Miao’s New Year • Flower mountain stanza • - Jan 2-7 in Miao’s Lunar Calendar

  15. Colorful clothes • Silver ornaments • Songs and Dances • – reed-pipe wind instrument • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14RqUu-2qPg

  16. Fish in Sour Soup • glutinous rice wine

  17. Hui Ethnic Group - Muslim • 9.81m population • Ningxia Hui Ethnic Group Autonomous Region

  18. Language: • - Mandarin + Arabic + Persian • Script: • - Arabic letters

  19. Religion: • - Muslim • - Allan • - Ahung

  20. Muslim calendar • Apr.6 – • Ramadan Festival (Sept. – Oct. in Muslim calendar) • Corban Festival (Dec.10 / Dec.19, 2008)

  21. Taboos: • No pork • Don’t greet somebody with left hand. • No liquor / Alcohol • No cigarettes • No idol worship

  22. Uygur Ethnic Group • 8.39m population • Xinjiang Uygur Ethnic Group Autonomous Region

  23. Language: • - Uygur language • Script: • - Uygur script • Religion: • - Muslim

  24. Colorful clothes: • Sing and dance • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbCJyP0p3Xs

  25. Mongolia Ethnic Group • 5.81m population • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

  26. Language: • - Mongolia language • Script: • - Mongolia script • Mongolia’s Lunar Calendar • - TsagaanSar

  27. Religion: • - Lamaism

  28. Clothes • Roasted whole lamb • Fermented Horse Milk(Koumiss) • Yurt • lele cart

  29. Mongolia Long Tune / UrtiinDuuhttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjQ4NDAzNjg=.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjLV0Nr9WZw&feature=related • Nadamu Gathering

  30. 藏族 zang ethnic group （Tibetan） • 5.42m population • - 2.42m (96.4%) in Tibet • - Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunan, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTaY9gvqRXI

  31. Language: • - zang language • - Mandarin • - English • Script • - zang

  32. Religious Life of Zang Ethnic Groups • Lamaism (Tibetan School of Buddhism) • - Pilgrim • - wheel of law

  33. clothes • - Tibetan Robe • - shirt • - boot

  34. Tibetan Calendar • - Lunar Calendar • Feb. 25, 2009 - New Year in Tibetan Calendar

  35. Shoton Festival (Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2009) • shoton, “yogurt” • Tibetan Opera Play (17th century) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmtf8hIa8-M

  36. Travel in Tibetan area • Bow • za xi de le !(TashiDelek! )扎西德勒 – Hello / Wish you good luck! • hada (KhabTags)

  37. Highland barley • Buttered tea • Glutinous rice cake • Beef and lamb

  38. Worship to the Nature • Tibetan Snow Cock • Eagle • yak

  39. Both hands. • No touch the head. • No touch the ritual utensil. • No meat of donkey, horse and dog.

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