13 Facts About Miao people

Miao is a Chinese term, while the component groups of people have their own autonyms, such as Hmong, Hmu, Xong, and A-Hmao.

Kem Di Mun people in Hainan, despite being officially designated as Miao people, are linguistically and culturally identical to the Kim Mun people in continental China who are classified as a subgroup of the Yao.

Term "Miao people" gained official status in 1949 as a minzu encompassing a group of linguistically-related ethnic minorities in Southwest China.

In Southeast Asian contexts, words derived from the Chinese "Miao people" took on a sense which was perceived as derogatory by the subgroups living in that region.

Miao people woman has some cultural freedom in marrying a man of her choice.

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Miao people receives a larger share of the family's inheritance and his mother's silver jewelry collection, which is used as bridal wealth or dowry.

San Miao people, according to legend, are the descendants of the Jiuli Tribe.

Miao people were not mentioned again in Chinese records until the Tang dynasty .

In 1735 in the southeastern province of Guizhou, the Miao people rose up against the government's forced assimilation.

Imperial government had to rely on political means to bring in Hmong people into the government: they created multiple competing positions of substantial prestige for Miao people to participate and assimilate into the Qing government system.

Western study mention that the Miao has its origins in southern China but have some DNA from the Northeast people of China.

Several thousands of Miao people left their homeland to move to larger cities like Guangzhou and Beijing.

Miao people fish is a dish made by steaming fish with a mixture of fresh herbs, green peppers, ginger slices and garlic.