Ancient Culture Protected in Basha Tribe, SW China
A man has his hair shaved by reaphook in Basha, a tribe village of the Ethnic Miao group, in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 3, 2014. Basha is a place where ancient culture is most completely protected, and this group is quite different from other Miao groups in terms of clothing and daily life. As villagers in the tribe are permitted by local authorities to hold guns, they are dubbed as "the last tribe of gunner in China". (Xinhua/He Junchang)
Photo taken on April 3, 2014 shows a general view of Basha's tribe village of the Ethnic Miao group in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Basha is a place where ancient culture is most completely protected, and this group is quite different from other Miao groups in terms of clothing and daily life. As villagers in the tribe are permitted by local authorities to hold guns, they are dubbed as "the last tribe of gunner in China". (Xinhua/He Junchang)
The indigenous Basha tribe villagers of the Ethnic Miao group show their guns during a folk show, in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 3, 2014. Basha is a place where ancient culture is most completely protected, and this group is quite different from other Miao groups in terms of clothing and daily life. As villagers in the tribe are permitted by local authorities to hold guns, they are dubbed as "the last tribe of gunner in China". (Xinhua/He Junchang)
Villagers do needlecraft in Basha, a tribe villager of the Ethnic Miao group, in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 3, 2014. Basha is a place where ancient culture is most completely protected, and this group is quite different from other Miao groups in terms of clothing and daily life. As villagers in the tribe are permitted by local authorities to hold guns, they are dubbed as "the last tribe of gunner in China". (Xinhua/He Junchang)
The indigenous Basha tribe villagers of the Ethnic Miao group dance to their distinctive style, in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 3, 2014. Basha is a place where ancient culture is most completely protected, and this group is quite different from other Miao groups in terms of clothing and daily life. As villagers in the tribe are permitted by local authorities to hold guns, they are dubbed as "the last tribe of gunner in China". (Xinhua/He Junchang)
The indigenous Basha tribe villagers of the Ethnic Miao group play the reed-pipes during a folk show, in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 3, 2014. Basha is a place where ancient culture is most completely protected, and this group is quite different from other Miao groups in terms of clothing and daily life. As villagers in the tribe are permitted by local authorities to hold guns, they are dubbed as "the last tribe of gunner in China".