The Salar people are one of China’s small-population ethnic minorities, mainly concentrated in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai Province and Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County of Gansu Province.

Most Salar people follow the Sunni branch of Islam. Wheat serves as their staple food, with youxiang (fried pastry) and hand-grabbed mutton as representative local delicacies. Their costumes integrate Islamic aesthetics and ethnic features: men usually wear white shirts paired with black waistcoats, while women wear black hijabs.

The construction craft of Liba Buildings, Salar wedding rituals and Salar folk songs are inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage. The kouxian (mouth harp) is a unique folk instrument exclusive to the Salar people, endowing their culture with distinctive features and remarkable heritage value.

撒拉族是中国人口较少的少数民族之一，主要聚居在青海循化撒拉族自治县、甘肃积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县等地。


撒拉族普遍信奉伊斯兰教逊尼派，饮食以小麦为主，油香、手抓羊肉是特色美食;服饰兼具伊斯兰风格与民族特色，男子常穿白汗衫配黑坎肩，女子戴黑色头巾。


篱笆楼营造技艺、撒拉族婚礼、撒拉族民歌是其国家级非物质文化遗产，口弦为独特民间乐器，文化风格鲜明且富有传承价值。

藏族是中国历史悠久的少数民族，主要聚居在西藏及青海、四川等省的藏区。其祖源与古代羌人及青藏高原土著相关，唐代吐蕃时期形成统一民族，有藏语和完整藏文系统

普遍信仰藏传佛教，饮食以青稞、酥油、牛羊肉为主，藏袍是特色服饰

文化璀璨，格萨尔史诗、藏戏、唐卡、藏医药等为世界级或国家级非物质文化遗产，尽显高原民族魅力

The Tibetan people are a time-honored ethnic minority in China, mainly residing in the Xizang Autonomous Region and Tibetan-inhabited areas of Qinghai, Sichuan and other provinces. Descended from the ancient Qiang people and indigenous inhabitants of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, the Tibetans formed a unified ethnic community during the Tubo Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, with a complete and standardized Tibetan language and writing system.

Most Tibetans believe in Tibetan Buddhism. Their traditional diet features highland barley, butter, beef and mutton, and the Tibetan robe serves as their iconic ethnic costume.

Endowed with a splendid and profound culture, the Tibetan people boast numerous cultural treasures. The Gesar Epic, Tibetan opera, thangka paintings and Tibetan medicine are inscribed on the lists of world-class and national-level intangible cultural heritage, fully embodying the unique charm and profound humanistic grace of the plateau ethnic group.

佤族是中国西南地区的少数民族之一，主要聚居在云南沧源、西盟两个佤族自治县及周边地区。

其语言属南亚语系孟高棉语族佤德语支，有新创拉丁字母形式的佤文。传统信仰以自然崇拜、祖先崇拜为主，部分人信仰基督教。

饮食以大米为主，喜欢酸辣口味，水酒、鸡肉烂饭是特色美食；传统服饰多为黑色，女子穿短衣长裙，佩戴银饰，男子穿无领短衫和宽脚裤。

文化特色鲜明，木鼓舞、甩发舞是代表性舞蹈，沧源崖画、佤族织锦、佤族银饰制作技艺等为国家级非物质文化遗产，保留着浓郁的民族风情。

The Wa people are an ethnic minority native to southwest China, primarily inhabiting Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County, Ximeng Wa Autonomous County and surrounding areas in Yunnan Province.

The Wa language falls under the Wa-Deang branch of the Mon-Khmer language family within the Austroasiatic phylum. A modern writing system for the Wa language has been newly developed based on the Latin alphabet. Traditionally, the Wa people practice nature and ancestor worship, while some residents believe in Christianity.

Rice serves as their staple food, and they favor sour and spicy flavors. Traditional Wa rice wine and boiled chicken rice are their most representative delicacies. Black dominates traditional Wa costumes. Women wear short blouses and long skirts adorned with exquisite silver ornaments, while men dress in collarless short shirts and wide-leg trousers.

The Wa ethnic group boasts distinctive and vibrant cultural features. The Wooden Drum Dance and Hair-Swinging Dance are their iconic traditional dances. Furthermore, Cangyuan cliff paintings, Wa brocade weaving, and Wa silver ornament craftsmanship are listed as national-level intangible cultural heritage items, preserving the authentic and primitive ethnic customs of southwest China’s borderlands.

侗族是主要聚居在中国贵州、湖南、广西、湖北等西南省区，


人口超349万的少数民族，其先民可追溯至古代百越“骆越”支系；拥有侗语（属汉藏语系壮侗语族）及1958年创制的侗文，


标志性文化包括鼓楼、风雨桥等特色建筑，以及被列入人类非物质文化遗产、无指挥无伴奏的“侗族大歌”，


饮食上以大米为主食，秉持“侗不离酸”传统，腌鱼、腌肉和油茶是特色美食，还保留着侗年、萨玛节等传统节日。

With a population of over 3.49 million, the Dong people are a major ethnic group mainly residing in the southwestern Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and Hubei. They are descendants of the Luoyue branch of the ancient Baiyue ethnic group. The Dong language belongs to the Kam-Tai branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, with a standardized writing system formally developed in 1958.

The Dong people are renowned for their unique traditional architecture represented by drum towers and wind-and-rain bridges. The Grand Song of the Dong People, a completely unaccompanied and conductorless folk chorus, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Rice serves as the staple food of the Dong people. Adhering to the age-old tradition that “the Dong favor sour flavors”, they take cured fish, cured meat and oil tea as their signature delicacies. Traditional festivals including the Dong New Year and the Saman Festival have been well preserved, showcasing the authentic folk customs of the Dong ethnicity.