Love songs of the Miao in China / produced by NHK.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai., Producer.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--China.

Ethnology.

Hmong (Asian people)--Social life and customs.

Hmong (Asian people).

Genre:

Documentary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (45 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1993.

Language Note:

English.

System Details:

digital

data file

Summary:

This richly photographed film captures the lifestyle of the Miao who live deep in the mountains of southern China. The Miao preserve the traditions of the past, unaffected by the changes of modern China.The Miao s courtship rituals are particularly interesting, because of the importance placed on love songs. We watch the young men and women woo one another with their soulful songs. Each year there is a regional festival called Pa-po-jeh where the young go in search of marriage partners from another village. The film focuses on a seventeen-year-old girl who attends the festival, and her family's every day life within their village. This is a rare opportunity to see life in a remote area of China.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

OCLC:

747797037

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.