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Rare and Exciting Chinese Miao games
Who are the Miao?
Residing in the mountainous south and southwestern China, the Miao ethnic group have a long history and splendid culture. Their embroidery, silver jewelry, and batik art is second to none in the world. Among different groups in the Miao areas, there are some unusual games which you may have never learnt.
Climbing a knife ladder
A Miao knife ladder is 12 meters high, with 72 knives as rungs. Cut their hair or a piece of cloth with the knives, the climbers will first show to people they are extremely sharp.
The unshod performers then start to climb the knife ladder, and their feet don't get any hurt. They will not only climb, but also show off some acrobatic feats such as somersaults and flips.
Walking on the flaming iron board
To start this game, an iron board has coals burned on it for over 1 hour and can reach temperatures over 800 degrees Celsius.
The unshod Miao player then treads onto the iron boards. You can see smoke flying off of his/her feet, but miraculously their feet aren't hurt at all.
Place the iron boards into the cold water, which boils quickly and the white fog arises.
Horse fighting
Horse fights and horse races are all held on June 6 of the lunar calendar, to express the Miao wishes for a good harvest.
The interesting horse fighting games allure lots of people to come and see. Girls will dress up with beautiful silver ornaments like silver bracelets, as this is also a holiday for them to have fun.
Two fellows walk their horses into a large field, then the game begins. The two horses quickly start a war when they encounter. They combat with each other frantically. After a few fight rounds, one horse runs to escape, with the other going after it.
People around the playground shout and cheer for the horses. At last, the champion will win a red cloth belt to adorn his body.
Horse races
Horse races are held on steep mountain roads. When the game begins, the rider keeps himself 5 or 6 meters away behind the horse.
The rider then goes to mount the horse, which right away runs at a full gallop. The horse isn't saddled, and the rider sometimes has to struggle to keep his legs close to the body of the horse and keep from falling off.
It's really a thrilling horse race. The winner will get a prize, and may even win the love of the local girls.
The Miao have even more exciting games and sports, visit my website to learn more about Miao culture and silver jewelry here.
Chinese 9 Yrs old girl shuffling
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