Sublime Frequencies – SF117
The YAO who call themselves MIEN , which means “people." Yao is a Chinese expression that means “dog” or “savage." , totalizing 4 million people and are spread over the southern Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan. They also migrated to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand for centuries. Belonging to the Miao-Yao (Hmong Mien) ethno-linguistic family they have many subgroups usually defined according to colors of their traditional clothes. According to legend the Yao were founded by a dog who saved the life of the daughter of a Chinese emperor and thus was rewarded with her hand in marriage. Because of their Chinese origins, the Yao consider themselves to be culturally superior to other hill tribes, having incorporated elements of Taoism in their own beliefs and the use of Chinese written system for men. The Yao women produce wonderful embroidered cloth and that s the main reason why they re being noticed by outsiders.
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