Buyei is the second largest (Miao is the 1st) major minority ethnic group in Guizhou province, They have a wide distribution in Guizhou province as well as some area of Yunnan and Guangxi. They are mostly concentrated at southern Guizhou. In this area, you can enjoy a very original taste of Buyei experience.

If we consider the Qiang village a defensive castle, the Buyei village is relatively less aggregated. In the mountains of southern Guizhou, it produces very good Shale stone material, a type of sedimentary rock. Buyei people take advantage of this and build stone sheet houses with a very unique style.

@Flickr: 1. Steynard | 3. yanyin | 4. reurinkjan | 6. contrast
A glacier is a large mass of ice moving slowly over some land surface or down a valley, formed over long periods from the accumulation of snow in areas where the amount of snow that falls exceeds the amount that melts. — wikipedia
No matter you believe “global warming” or not, you cannot just ignore the fact that all the permanent ice on earth are receding at a historically high speed, in Arctic, Antarctic, as well as the …

Name: Big Meng Ding Tripod | 中文名: 大孟鼎
Dated to: ~1020-996 B.C. | Culture: West Zhou Dynasty
Unearthed: ~1820-1850A.D. @ Mei, Shaanxi | Current location: National Museum of China
Dimension: diameter 78.3cm, height 100.8cm| Weight: 153.3kg
One of the best bronze wares from Zhou dynasty
This bronze ware was cast at the time of King Kang of Zhou. It’s one of the largest bronze wares from Zhou Dynasty. Its sturdy style, artful design, graceful finish, all makes it a precious heritage.
Art of its inscriptions: beautiful calligraphy
Inside the vessel, there are 19 rows, 291 characters of …

@flickr: Synchroni | M. Fang | C. Chan | young_einstein
Dragon/Lion Dance: a Symbol of Chinese culture
China is the birthplace of dragon dance and lion dance. Since their inception around 2000 years ago, dragon/lion dance, has been loved by people of many ethnic groups. It is an extremely brilliant performance art and the symbol of Chinese culture among the Chinese communities worldwide.
Dragon/Lion Dance: A Rich Culture Within
Dragon/lion dance was originally a spontaneous, entertaining, arbitrary traditional cultural and sports activity. After more than two thousand years of development, its form and style …

Those beautiful paintings in this vid is batik art (wax-resist dyeing by southwestern minority Ethnics: Miao, Buyi, Yao, etc.)
Ciocarlia – The Sky Lark from Romania
The Skylark (Ciocarlia) is a famous Romanian folk tune. It’s very well known around the globe as well as in China. Its fast delightful rhythm describes a scene that skylark flies high and free in the sky. It’s one of the best music about birds, and perhaps the most famous around the world。 You’re view it on youtube here.

In 1950s, Romanian musicians were invited to the …