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FEATURE (Category: Asia | China | winter | cultural-historical | outdoor | cycling)
Southern China: shamans and the Kitchen God
Southern China: shamans and the Kitchen God
Although the economic boom is rapidly changing the face of China's cities, the more remote and mountainous regions of the country retain much of it's original atmosphere. The traveller who visits the country during the period of Chinese New Year can expect to be welcomed by shamans, the Kitchen God, Spring Couplets and many curious, hospitable villagers.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [CHINA.GUANGXI 25.269] ’Shaman pupil of Miao tribe.’ At a village 20 km east of Hexian a shaman pupil of the Miao mountain tribe is surrounded by tribe members. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [CHINA.GUANGXI 25.269] ’Shaman pupil of Miao tribe.’ At a village 20 km east of Hexian a shaman pupil of the Miao mountain tribe is surrounded by tribe members. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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’Collecting temple-gifts.’
Temple-officials are collecting and registering New Year gifts to the village temple at San Wang Miao, a village of the Miao mountain tribe, 20 km east of Hexian. After completion the red registers are glued tot the temple-wall. Photo Mick Palarczyk. [CHINA.GUANGXI 25.281]
’Collecting temple-gifts.’
Temple-officials are collecting and registering New Year gifts to the village temple at San Wang Miao, a village of the Miao mountain tribe, 20 km east of Hexian. After completion the red registers are glued tot the temple-wall. Photo Mick Palarczyk. All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
