A few nice china China sourcing group images I found:
Guizhou China
Image by Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Miao are one of several ethnic minorities living in the
subtropical mountainous areas of southwestern China. Different groups
include the Dong, Yi, Yao, Shui, Buyi (Bouyei), Li, Gejia, and Bai among many
others. For thousands of years, these migrating peoples have developed
rich, cultural traditions and they are increasingly being recognized
for their extraordinary handcrafted textiles and silver jewelry. It is
the area of costume where mythology, technical skill, and cultural
identity coalesce in vivid aesthetic expression. Until recently, most
of these remote, ethnic villages were relatively isolated from the
majority Han Chinese population. China’s rapid modernization, however,
has penetrated even the minority districts of Guizhou, Yunnan,
Guangxi, and Guangdong provinces. The resultant economic, educational,
and social changes have already begun to erode the look and use of
traditional festive costumes worn by the Miao and other ethnic groups.
In the Spring of 2008, staff of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
documented villages throughout Guizhou, China and the Sisters Meal
Festival in Shidong.
Explore the MIA’s Ethnic Minority Textiles Collection
Photos by Dan Dennehy for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
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