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Miao folkdance – Guizhou, China. Miao is a word that the Chinese use to designate some ethnic minority groups living in southern China and Mainland Southeast Asia.Miao is thus officially recognized by the Chinese government as one of the largest ethnic minority groups that has more than 56 official ethnicities and dialects.
According to the 2000 census, the number of 'Miao' in China was estimated to be about 9.6 million. The Miao nationality includes Hmong people as well as other culturally and linguistically related ethnic groups who do not call themselves Hmong. These include the Hmu, Kho (Qho) Xiong, and A-Hmao. The settling region of the Hmong in China is ...
Officially recognized ethnic groups receive or have received certain benefits over Han Chinese under the regional ethnic autonomy system, including affirmative action, exemptions from the one-child policy, designated seats in political organs and government support to preserve their culture.
Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages; Miao (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Pollard script; Miào (庙), a Chinese temple; Miáo (surname), a Chinese surname written 苗; Miào (surname), a Chinese surname written 繆; Miao, Chongming County (庙镇), town in Chongming District, Shanghai, China
Shen Congwen, 沈从文, Miao Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement; Sheng Thao, First Hmong Woman to serve on the Oakland City Council; SomXai Vue First Hmong American served in the Thornton City Council in Colorado. Song Zuying, 宋祖英, ethnic Miao Chinese singer; Song Jia Ling, 宋佳玲, Miao actor and sister of Song Zuying
The celebration generally takes place on the 30th of the month. It is then called Noj Peb Caug Xyoo Tshiab (ultimately saying “eat 30th” in the Hmong language). This event concerns only the Hmong, H'mong, Miao and Meo peoples, not all others. In China, some Miao called it Miao festivals and others called it Miao New Year, [32] [33] or ...
The Mandarin name Yao, on the other hand, is for the Yao nationality, which is a multicultural rather than ethnolinguistic group. It includes peoples speaking Mien, Kra–Dai, Yi, and Miao languages, the latter called Bùnǔ rather than Miáo when spoken by Yao. For this reason, the ethnonym Mien may be preferred as less ambiguous.
There is a separate written standard for Bunu, since it is from the Hmong/Miao side, rather than the Mien/Yao side, of the Miao–Yao language family. Some people think that a variety of Yao is, or was, written in Nüshu, an indigenous script in Southern part of Hunan Province in China. But this connection between Yao language and Nüshu is ...