Maonan ethnic culture promoted on campus

Students take part in a class on painting wooden Nuo masks used in the Nuo dance, which can be divided into 72 faces with different expressions. [Photo by Liao Qingling/Xinhua]

Xianan Middle School, in Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county of Hechi city, has been promoting Maonan ethnic culture to the campus over the past few years, aiming to create a characteristic cultural environment, and it has achieved remarkable results.

Located in the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county in Hechi is the only long-term habitation of the Maonan ethnic group in China. As the only one junior middle school in Huanjiang, Xianan Middle School has a large number of Maonan ethnic students, who account for 85 percent of the student body. To advance and enrich the fine cultural heritage, the school involves its students in various ethnic cultural educational activities.

A teacher gives students a lesson about the knitting techniques of conical bamboo hats, which are decorated with patterns woven with great care into their lining intertwined with strips of bamboo. [Photo by Liao Qingling/Xinhua]