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Asitisknowntousall,thereare55minoritygroupsinChina,eachwithitstraditionalcustoms,costumesandculture.Nowlet’stakealookattheTibetanMinority.
TheTibetanMinoritygroupliveinQinghai,Gansu,SichuanandYunnanProvince.Andthehighestridgeintheworld─beautifulandmysteriousTibetistheirmajorhabitat.
Asthefertilizedprairiestretchesaroundthehabitantsasfarastheeyescansee,mostpeopleliveonanimalhusbandry,raisingsheep,goats,cattleandgrowingaspecialkindofplantcalledQingke.Onaccountoftheuniqueclimate,peopleoftenwearwarmandcomfortablebootsinwinter,andtheyarealwaysdressedindelicaterobeswhicharemadeofthefurofsheep.Oftentheytakeoffonesleeveoftheclothesandtieitaroundtheirwaistsinordertoworkeasilyanduseitaswarmquiltsatnight.
Bothmenandwomentherelikewearingsilverornaments,whichlookverymysteriousandfullofmagicalpower.Andtheyaregoodatsinginganddancing,andthementherecanhavebraidstoo.Whentheymeetanimportantguest,theywillpresenthimorheraHada,apieceoflongwhitesilkclothtoshowtheirrespect.AndtheywillalsotreattheguesttoaspecialkindofdrinkcalledSuyouTea,whichsomepeoplefindhardtoenjoy.
Besides,thehabitantshavedevelopedboththeirownwrittenandspokenlanguages,andthelongpoemstheywroteplayanimportantroleinChineseliterature.Andtherearemanywell-protectedculturerelicsaswell,takingthegrandBudalaPalaceasanexample.Itisahistoricalmuseumaswellasanarttreasury,wherepeoplecansharetheirspiritbeliefinBuddhismandgetartisticentertainmentofthecarvedpaintingsandthebeautifully-writtenchirographies.
TheTibetanethnicgroupisalsofamousforitsstrangecustominfuneral.Thinkingthatthesoulbelongstotheskyafterapersondies,theyusuallyputthebodyonaplatformoutdoors,sprayonitandwaitthecondorstocometoeatthebody.Inthisway,theybelievethesoulgoesuptothesky.
TheTibetanMinorityisbrimmingoverwithdeepemotions.Thepeoplethereareveryzealousandhospitableandtheylivefreelyandhappilyonthespaciousgrassland.TheirhistoryandculturecontributetothediversityofChina,sowecertainlyshouldprotectthemandgetthempopularizedandletthemreceivegreatrespecttheydeserve.