Miao nationality has a long history. In China's ancient books, there are records of Miao ancestors more than 5,000 years ago. This is the clan and tribe called "Nan Man" from the Yellow River valley to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
Miao language belongs to the Miao branch of Miao Yao language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, and Miao people have rich folk oral literature, such as ancient songs, poems and love songs. Miao people are also good at dancing, and Lusheng dance is the most popular. Miao nationality is also a minority that pays attention to festivals, and there are many traditional festivals.
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According to historical documents and oral materials of Miao people, Miao ancestors first lived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and their ancestors were Chiyou. They moved to Jianghan Plain in the "Three Miao" era, and then gradually moved south and west to the southwest mountainous area and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau due to war and other reasons. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, some Miao people migrated to Southeast Asian countries, and in modern times they migrated from these places to Europe and America.
Miao people have their own language, and Miao language belongs to the branch of Miao Yao language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, which is divided into three dialects: Xiangxi, Qiandong and Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. Due to the long-term contact between Miao and Han, some Miao people can speak Chinese and also use Chinese? . Miao people's religious beliefs are mainly nature worship and ancestor worship.
"Ancient Songs of Miao Nationality" records that the ancestors of Miao nationality were easily exposed to the enemy because they escaped the secrets of war and national cultural migration, and had to burn and erase their words. Only a few intellectuals lost their words when they died, leaving only the words written on their clothes.
At the end of 1950s, Miao people began to create Latin phonetic characters. Nowadays, most people use Chinese. Miao people have a long history of music and dance, and Lusheng dance, which is deeply loved by the masses, is highly skilled.
Miao nationality is an ancient civilization and a nation that pays attention to etiquette. At the age of 20, festivals are unique and distinctive, including Dragon Boat Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, New Year Festival and Dragon Head Festival.
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