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The Far East in Words and Pictures |
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This videoclip lasts more than three minutes and
starts with pictures of the Imperial Palace in Beijing. The clip continues with
pictures of the Great Wall at Mutianyu. The Great Mosque in Xian is among the
oldest muslim sanctuaries in China. The Labrang monastery in Xiahe is famous for
buddhists from Tibet. The clip features monks and pilgrims turning around the
wheels of prayer. The clip shows pictures of the Naxi minority near Lijiang. The
men wear blue clothes and the women wear a cape with leather skin for carrying
baskets. Zhongdian is a little village near the Tibetan border. In the
area live many Tibetan people. The women wear a white skirt and bright coloured
head dress. The women in the Bai villages near Dali have a dark skirt and flower
embroidery. The clip ends with pictures of Yao women in Ping An. The village is
well known for its rice terraces up the mountain..
It takes some time to upload the videoclip. Then the clip starts by itself. If not, click here to open the clip in the mediaplayer. The navigation buttons make it possible to stop and pause the video show. Click here for a more elaborate version of the videoclip. The music in the videoclip is played by a Naxi orchestra called Gu Yue. The music was banned during the Cultural Revolution and many instruments have been destroyed. But now there is a revival of traditional Naxi music. The music is in origin a taoist temple music or dongjing which managed to survive in Naxi culture. It represents the classical sounds of former Han periods. In local theaters the Naxi orchestras continue this musical tradition. At the same time visitors enjoy a show about traditional Dongba culture.
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