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Barley Wine

Barley Wine
The barley wine, or "Qiang" in Tibetan, is made of barley and a major local food in Tibet. It is...

Drinking by the Fireplace

Drinking by the Fireplace
In areas with ethnic minority populations, home drinking is in most cases carried out by the...

Pipe Drinking

Pipe Drinking
Pipe drinking or "za jiu" in Chinese, is to draw wine from a container into a cup, bowl or...
This custom means that in a feast, the host sings and dances to add to the fun, and plies the guests with wine. Most ethnic minority people are highly skilled in singing and dancing. It is a unique feature of the ethnic wine culture to integrate their folk singing and dancing into a feast, livening things up. This custom is especially popular among the Yi ethnic society. Today, it is carried out in the form of offering wine by presenting a cup and plying the guests by singing and dancing. This is the Yi people’s way of showing respect to honored guests on weddings and ethnic festivals.
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