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Let the Confucius Institute Introduce You to China. Minority Ethnic Cultures in China. By Wang Xiaojun “Helen” Confucius Institute at UWP. Prof. Xiaojun Wang (Helen) Visiting Professor of Confucius Institute at UWP Prof. of South-central University for Nationalities (Wuhan China)
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Let the Confucius Institute Introduce You to China Minority Ethnic Cultures in China By Wang Xiaojun “Helen” Confucius Institute at UWP
Prof. Xiaojun Wang (Helen) • Visiting Professor of Confucius Institute at UWP • Prof. of South-central University for Nationalities (Wuhan China) • Association of Charted Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK) Affiliate • Tel: 608 – 342 – 1474 • Email: wangx@uwplatt.edu
South-central University for Nationalities (Wuhan China) • SCUN • http://www.scuec.edu.cn/ • http://en.scuec.net/index.php • One of six higher education institutes belonging to State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC) • More than 20 000 university students • Students, faculties and staffs come from 54 ethnic groups • Tuition-free to Students majoring in ethnology • Special canteen on campus
Confucius Institute at UWP • Sponsored by the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) • Co-op of SCUN and UWP • More than 300 in the world, 56 in US • Mission and Purpose • Promote a better understanding of the Chinese language and culture among the people of the world; • Develop friendly relationships between China and other countries; • Accelerate the development of multiculturalism at the international level; • Help bring about global peace and harmony.
Confucius • Kong Qiu孔丘 • Kongzi孔子 • Kongfuzi孔夫子 • Sept. 28, 551B.C. – 479 B.C. • a Chinese thinker and social philosopher
Main Rites of Confucius---- Analects of Confucius • ren仁,humaneness • filial piety, xiao, 孝 • li礼,ritual
55 Minority Ethnic Groups • 123m people • 9.44% of total population • 64% of national territory • 80 languages • 30characters
Regional National Autonomy • The People's Republic of China is a unitary multinational State created jointly by the people of all its 56 nationalities. • Regional national autonomy means that the minority nationalities, under unified State leadership, practice regional autonomy in areas where they live in concentrated communities and set up organs of self-government for the exercise of the power of autonomy. • It is a basic political system of the State.
壮Zhuang • 满Man (Manchuria) • 回Hui • 苗Miao • 维吾尔Uygur • 彝Yi • 土家Tujia • 蒙古Menggu (Mongolia) • 藏Zang(Tibetan) • 布依Buyi
Miao Ethnic Group • 8.94m population • 31% in Guizhou province
Ancestor – Shen Long 、Chi You • Miao language – 19 types • Miao Characters • Religions: • - Nature worship • - Christianity • - Catholicism New Testament
Miao’s Calendar • Sept-Dec : Miao’s New Year • Flower mountain stanza • - Jan 2-7 in Miao’s Lunar Calendar
Colorful clothes • Silver ornaments • Songs and Dances • – reed-pipe wind instrument • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14RqUu-2qPg
Fish in Sour Soup • glutinous rice wine
Hui Ethnic Group - Muslim • 9.81m population • Ningxia Hui Ethnic Group Autonomous Region
Language: • - Mandarin + Arabic + Persian • Script: • - Arabic letters
Religion: • - Muslim • - Allan • - Ahung
Muslim calendar • Apr.6 – • Ramadan Festival (Sept. – Oct. in Muslim calendar) • Corban Festival (Dec.10 / Dec.19, 2008)
Taboos: • No pork • Don’t greet somebody with left hand. • No liquor / Alcohol • No cigarettes • No idol worship
Uygur Ethnic Group • 8.39m population • Xinjiang Uygur Ethnic Group Autonomous Region
Language: • - Uygur language • Script: • - Uygur script • Religion: • - Muslim
Colorful clothes: • Sing and dance • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbCJyP0p3Xs
Mongolia Ethnic Group • 5.81m population • Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Language: • - Mongolia language • Script: • - Mongolia script • Mongolia’s Lunar Calendar • - TsagaanSar
Religion: • - Lamaism
Clothes • Roasted whole lamb • Fermented Horse Milk(Koumiss) • Yurt • lele cart
Mongolia Long Tune / UrtiinDuuhttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjQ4NDAzNjg=.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjLV0Nr9WZw&feature=related • Nadamu Gathering
藏族 zang ethnic group (Tibetan) • 5.42m population • - 2.42m (96.4%) in Tibet • - Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunan, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTaY9gvqRXI
Language: • - zang language • - Mandarin • - English • Script • - zang
Religious Life of Zang Ethnic Groups • Lamaism (Tibetan School of Buddhism) • - Pilgrim • - wheel of law
clothes • - Tibetan Robe • - shirt • - boot
Tibetan Calendar • - Lunar Calendar • Feb. 25, 2009 - New Year in Tibetan Calendar
Shoton Festival (Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2009) • shoton, “yogurt” • Tibetan Opera Play (17th century) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmtf8hIa8-M
Travel in Tibetan area • Bow • za xi de le !(TashiDelek! )扎西德勒 – Hello / Wish you good luck! • hada (KhabTags)
Highland barley • Buttered tea • Glutinous rice cake • Beef and lamb
Worship to the Nature • Tibetan Snow Cock • Eagle • yak
Both hands. • No touch the head. • No touch the ritual utensil. • No meat of donkey, horse and dog.