Tibetan people are are a people living in Tibetan plateau, the roof of the world and last pure land on the earth, stretching from Central Asia in the West to Burma and China in the East. In the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) they are one of the largest among the fifty-six ethnicities officially recognized to constitute the Zhonghua Minzu ,Chinese nation. The Tibetan nation can be divided into several groups. These include the Changri, Nachan, and Hor, who are further divided into fifty-one sub-...
In Sichuan, Yi people are mainly distributed in Liangshan Yi Automomous Prefecture, around Xichang City and southwest to Chengdu. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 56 minor ethnic groups of Zhonghua Minzu, Chinese Nation. The Yi ethnic minority is reputed as a nation with a long history and splendid culture within South Western China. Recent research shows Yi people are probably the decendant of ancient Shu people....
The Qiang people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups of Zhonghua Minzu, Chinese Nation, with a population of approximately 200,000 living in Aba Autonamous Region, northwestern Sichuan province. Nowadays, the Qiang are only a small segment of the population, but they are commonly believed to be an old, once strong and populous people whose history can be traced to the Shang Dynasty of 3,000 years ago and whose offspring include the Tibetans and many minorities in southwest...
The Nakhi are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. The Nakhi are thought to have come originally from Tibet, and until recently maintained overland trading links with Lhasa and India. They were brought to the attention of the world by two men: the American botanist Joseph Rock, and the Russian Taoist doctor Peter Goullart, both of whom lived in Lijiang and travelled th...
The Mosuo are a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. Consisting of a population of 50,000, most of them are found near Lugu Lake, high in the Tibetan Himalayas. The Mosuo culture is most frequently described as a matriarchal culture; in fact, the Mosuo themselves frequently use this description, to attract tourism and interest in their culture. Sometimes, the Mosuo will be described instead as matrilineal, which is probably more accu...
