Ethnic Minorities in China 1993

Welcome to my blog about my trip to China in 1993 to visit the minority people areas of Southern China.

Tuesday 27 September 2011

The Red Hat Yao of Jinping


The women of the red hat yao of Jinping in southern Yunnan Province shave their heads and wear a red hat on their heads when they are married. Prior to marriage they wear a kind of black wrap-around turban. I visited the area in 1993 and the terraces were impressive. One of the men had a gun which he fired into the ground as we left his village. That gave us a fright..

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