The Lijiang Ancient City in Yunnan

Dongba culture is the essence of Dayan ancient city; it consists of Bajiao, Dongba vocabulary, Dongba religious scriptures, Dongba dance, Dongba soldier and Dongba music. Among them, Dongba religious scripture, which recorded the history and myths of Naxi minority, now is the only hieroglyph exists in the world. 民俗节庆网

There are more than 20 thousand religious books collected in China and some foreign countries written in Dongba, they are about language and words, rel igion and folk custom, history and literature, astronomy and legislation, philosophy, etc, it is an all-inclusive book, it is known as the "encyclopedia" of ancient Naxi nationality. Dongba music is mainly a kind of tune sung during the activity of sacrifice, along with musical instrument. A trip to the ancient, the best thing to do in the night is to listen to the ancient Naxi music. Half a century ago, a Russian who traveled and lived in Lijiang wrote a book named "A Forgotten Royal Painting" in which he vividly described his feelings upon the music: this is indeed the very classical Chinese music, transcending the time and space, as if it is describing a kind of Utopia like this: what a serene and calm place; it is peaceful and generous.

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Mosuo people are living on the beautiful banks of the Hugu lake, for thousands of years, they always remains the costume of matrilineal family and abide by the tradition of "Axia Marriage", for which the men and women are living free from marriage. 

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