摘要
Located at the southern foot of the Miaoling Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau,Rongjiang County is home to some 80,000 Miao people.Locked in bv towering mountains,they and their colorful folk customs have remained little known to the outside world.I spent one and a half months in Rongjiang discovering all I could about the ancient villages,costumes, festivals,and weddings of this branch of the Miao.The story represents the first comprehensive coverage of the residents there.
Located at the southern foot of the Miaoling Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Rongjiang County is home to some 80,000 Miao people.Locked in by towering mountains.they and their colorful folk customs have remained little known to the outside world.