1. Chinese Christianity in World Perspective
(Resources and Reviews/Reviews)

... of “resurgence and the new order in West Africa”; the “critical” pillar, dealing with “civilization and the limits of mission”; and finally the “bamboo” pillar manifest in “Christian awakening and the ...

2. Hefei
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... as handicraft articles made from bamboo, famous paintings, Silver Fish and Sesame pancakes.      ...

3. Changsha
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

... pottery, bamboo slips used for writing, and weapons and herbs, all of which are exhibited in Hunan Provincial Museum.    ...

4. Jiangxi Province
(People and Culture/Provinces)

... tea, and fruit. The tiny seedless tangerines of Nanfeng are well known both on the domestic and international markets. There are dense forests and bamboo groves in the mountains on the borders. The Poyang ...

5. Jiangsu Province
(People and Culture/Provinces)

... maize and sorghum. Main cash crops include cotton, soybeans, peanuts, rape, sesame, ambary hemp, and tea. Other products include peppermint, spearmint, bamboo, medicinal herbs, apples, pears, peaches, ...

6. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
(People and Culture/Provinces)

... notable export commodity of Wuzhou. Among the numerous handicraft products, special mention may be made of the native cotton cloth of Yulin, the ramie cloth of Guilin, the bamboo paper and rice paper of ...

7. Achang
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... an oral culture of ballads, stories, and folk tales. A favorite evening pastime is singing alternating duets between the men and women. Musical instruments they use are the bamboo qin (a stringed plucked ...

8. Bulong
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... limbs, chests, and bellies and make bamboo products while women produce tea and treat visitors to 'sour' tea. They tell folk tales and ballads, dance to elephant-leg drums, cymbals and three-stringed instruments. ...

9. Buyi
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... by stone or bamboo blockades. Their homes are either bungalows with separate out buildings or two-story stone dwellings with people living above and livestock below. Traditionally, roofs were thatch. With ...

10. Dai
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... tea and rubber are their main exports. Income is derived from farming, domestic livestock, some local industry and plantations and crafts such as musical instruments, dyed cloth, garments, bamboo ware ...

11. Dulong
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... By 1980, one hundred Dulong cadres were listed as working in the government. Their customs and habits are primitive, simple, and singular. The men hunt with the crossbow, poison tipped arrows, bamboo ...

12. Gelao
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... growing on their roofs, flowers under their eaves and creepers on the walls look very poetic." However, prior to the Liberation the Gelao lived in houses of mud, bamboo or stone. For food, those living ...

13. Jingpo
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... their homes of bamboo and hide them in the dense forests and bamboo groves. The lower floor is used for keeping animals; the upper floor is the living quarters for the family. A tribal chief used to be ...

14. Jinuo
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... flushing out the animals. During some hunting trips, some will carry the spoils while others sing and beat on bamboo sections cut on the way. The different rhythms they beat out tell how much game they ...

15. Lhoba
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... drinkers of corn liquor and buttered tea. Bamboo grows in abundance in Lhoba areas; therefore, they weave many bamboo items-baskets, mats, hoops, ropes, bowls, basins and rain capes. The Xudulong Festival, ...

16. Li
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... 200 households in some villages are reported to have the same name. The Li are famous for their Bamboo-Skipping Dance performed during the New Year and on festival days, and for their tattooing. A woman's ...

17. Lisu
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... trees, and sugarcane. Because Lisu live on mountain slopes, their houses have a "thousand legs." These two-story structures of bamboo and wood with several rows of woodpiles driven into the foundation ...

18. Maonan
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... largest village consisting of no more than 100 households. Their houses and clothes are identical to their Zhuang and Han neighbors. The primary occupation is agriculture, while some weave bambooware, ...

19. Monba
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... is sour and pleasant-though not high in alcohol content-that is distilled from corn and rice. For cooking, they use stone pots along with containers and utensils made from bamboo. Homes are also made of ...

20. Nu
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... The youngest son inherits the family property. Couples who have lived together in harmony for twenty or more years celebrate a Dimuwa, a wedding anniversary. Nu homes are made of wood or bamboo, each with ...