Jianghua is located in Yao Municipalism County, with 270,000 populations. It is the county with the largest Yao nationality population and remaining most folk custom of Yao Nationality.
Yao nationality is divided into Gaoshan Yao, Pingdi Yao, Guoshan Yao, Goutou Yao branch, etc. They like the colorful and gorgeous cloth. However, different branches vary slightly.
They have many handicraft articles such as silver ornament, hand-stitching work embroidery and weaving. Yao nationalities don’t have their own characters, but they do have unique language, and they usually speak Mian Language.
The festivals include Panshan Festival, Renwu Festive; Ganliao Festival, and the dances like Long Drum Dance and Flag Dance; Eighteen Brewing is the most special food in Yao Nationality; Son-in-law living at wife's parent's house is their major Marriage form; When the girls in Yao nationality get married, there is special ethnic rituals among which the most interesting are “sitting in singing hall” and “Seeing the bridegroom off”. The religion of Yao Nationality is polytheism, and King Pan is the ancestor, and they especially worship the Pan Hu. |