Nadun Festival
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| Description: | Nadun is a traditional festival of the Sanchuan Mangghuer (Tu) people. During this annual period, Mangghuer dance and perform in order to thank their deities for the harvest. |
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| Created: | 2016-01-14 00:07 | ||||
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| Collection: | Digital Himalaya Films & Video | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||
| Copyright: | Zhu Jinliang | ||||
| Language: | mon (Mongolian) | ||||
| Keywords: | Anthropology; China; Festival; Performance; indigenous; | ||||
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| Abstract: | About 40,000 Mangghuer from 70 villages perform Nadun on a village by village basis during a 63-day period from the seventh to ninth lunar months. The length of this festival, large number of participants and exceptional mask performances make this festival unique. Nadun is held in southern Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Haidong Region, Qinghai Province, PR China. The Nadun festival in Wushi Valley with Puba Village, Guanting Town, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, was filmed on 20 October 2001 (the fourth day of the ninth lunar month) by Zhu Jinliang and edited by Wen Xiangcheng. |
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