Being an expert in Qiang ethnic minority dance, Wang Jiaming, a volunteer for the Beijing Games gave a simple but tragic reason for not being able to perform for Olympic spectators. "My Qiang costume was buried in the earthquake," the 18-year-old... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Thu, Aug 14 2008
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Taoping Ethnic Qiang Village (1 of 2) »
YouTube video A famous ethnic Qiang village at Aba Prefecture of Sichuan Province / China. The village is near the center of earthquake which happen on 12/5. |
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China: The Suffering of Qiang Minority » Global Voices Sunbin draws readers' attention to the suffering of Qiang (an ethnic minority in Sichuan) in the earthquake. Initial stats shows that Qiang had lost close to 10% of its population. The government official acknowledged the need to save Qiang's... |
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Beijing stages exhibit on quake-threatened Qiang culture » People's Daily An exhibit on the culture of the Qiang ethnic minority opened here on Saturday, part of the government's drive to raise public awareness of the need to protect the minority culture, whose survival has been threatened by last month's earthqu ... |
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China begins rebuilding quake-devastated Qiang minority group museum » People's Daily Reconstruction of a museum of the ancient ethnic group Qiang, which was devastated in the massive earthquake a year ago, began in Maoxian, Sichuan Tuesday. With an investment of 138.68 million yuan (20.3 million U.S. dollars), the new museum would... |
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Colonel turns into one-man rescue army » People's Daily Colonel Zheng Qiang and his brothers-in-arms have saved 7,000 people in Beichuan county since the May 12 quake. But he could not save his 29 relatives who lived there. A member of the Qiang ethnic minority, the 30-plus director of an arm ... |
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Ethnic Chinese quake survivors celebrate lunar New Year » People's Daily "After the ordeal come our harvest and gratitude. Happy Qiang New Year!" Chen Zhi, a young man of Qiang ethnic group in southwest China's Sichuan Province, sent this best-wishes text message to his relatives and friends on Wednesday, the first day of the... |
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