Yunnan Provincial Academy of Social Sciences Movie Trailers

The Carnivals of Life — An Introduction to the Festivals of the Yiche People Trailer (1986)

16 August 1986

This early Chinese ethnographic film documents festivals of the Yiche people of the Hani ethnic group -- their folklore and cultural phenomena, such as reproductive worship dance; their collective socializing on festival nights and marriage customs; and the "haruzhe," which has both characteristics of blood sacrifice and prayer, a ritual to offering for a good harvest.