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Cultural Heritage in Asia

Portraits of individuals in traditional attire from various Asian cultures, highlighting unique clothing, accessories, and ceremonial events.

Hmong bride wedding dress, originally from China. Bride: Zao yang.

A father lifts his daughter up so she can turn the prayer wheels at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.

Long-necked Villagers from various tribes on the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos.

Nepalese monk playing 'Cignil' or cymbals during 'Duk chu' festival, Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Buddhist pilgrims outside the Jokhang temple in Lhasa

The hills around Bac Ha are home to ten separate minorities, including Dao, Giay, Nung and Tai, but the most distinctive and colourful are the Flower (Flowery) Hmong. From before dawn they converge on Bac Has dusty town centre and, especially, the concrete market. Goods sold and exchanged include fruit and vegetables of every description, fresh meat and wild orchids. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China. Hmong groups began a gradual southward migration in the 18th century due to political unrest and to find more arable land.

Long-necked Villagers from various tribes on the borders of Thailand Myanmar Laos Tong Luang Village-collection of Eco-Agricultural Villages from around Thailand Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

Girl, Jambay Lhakhang, Bhutan

Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Woman In Traditional Dress

Khampas, the warrior horseman of old Tibet, compete at the Litang Horse Festival - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Crowd Bhutan

Man in the traditional costume of the Khalkha Mongols playing the Mongolian Zither, Kharkhorin, Southern Steppe, Oevoerkhangai Province, Mongolia, Asia

Pakistan, Bumburet valley, Chilan Loshi festivn

Guatemala, Antigua. Mayan woman wearing traditional Mayan huipiles (blouse) and corte (skirt), Antigua, Guatemala.

The traditional headwear and clothing by the men in the Jawai region of Northern India; Rajasthan, India

A Shaman recounting the myth. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

China , Relgion, Festival, Line Of Tibetan Girls Preparing To Dance At Festival

Playa del Carmen Quintana Roo Mexiko 06. November 2024 Künstlerische Wände mit Maya-Malereien und Graffiti-Kunst und Symbolen in den Straßen von Playa del Carmen Mexiko. *** Playa Del Carmen Quintana Roo Mexico 06 November 2024 artistic Walls with Maya Paintings and Graffiti Art and Symbols in the Roads from Playa Del Carmen Mexico 1129005694

Asia, Bhutan, Thimphu, Autumn Tsechu festival at Trashi Chhoe Dzong

Ecuador, Corpus Christi, Winter solstice festival.

Mexico, Chiapas province, Zinacantan.

Sisters at the Monlam Chenmo masked dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Two Mongolians in traditional dress with trampling animals at prayer, Mongolia, Asia

India, Varanasi, Sarnath temple, archaeological site, pilgrims

batalic women , brokpa troop dancers , ladakh festival , ladakh , Jammu and Kashmir , india

Santa Fe, New Mexico, Renaissance Fair

Tibetan woman wearing traditional costume, processing red yak wool, Tibetan handicrafts, Tibet, China, Asia

Gallup, New Mexico, United States. Annual Gallup Intertribal Ceremonies. Mixed tribes dance the rabbit dance. Primariy Navajo.

Chakhesang (tribe) couple in house, Hornbill festival, Nagaland, India

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang. Luli Temple, Naxi musicians play traditional early Chinese music (Editorial Usage Only)

Buddhist Ladakhi women wearing traditional dress and hats with long platted hair and head dress with turquoise stones, Diskyid, Nubra Valley , Leh Ladakh , India

Traditional Ixil dresses, central park, Santa Maria Nebaj, El Quiché department, Guatemala, Central America.

Young women wearing colorful Kira dresses, Paro district, Bhutan, Asia

Tribe, man perform Traditional Crossbow Competition Tribe, man perform Traditional Crossbow Competition at Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7948818

Two sisters in traditional dress in front of a colourful religious mural

Turkey, Marmara Region, Bursa Province, Bursa, Village of Cumalikizik. Traditional dress, clothing styles from the region.

Man of the Brokpa tribe wearing traditional dress with flower headdress, Dah, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Yanomami Indian shaman in village of Irokai-teri, Venezuela, South America

A Khampa warrior walks with his Tibetan stallion during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Traditional Kimono, Nisei Week Japanese Festival, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA

Salasaca Indian woman, 47 years, in traditional costume, with hand-woven scarves, Salasaca, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, South America

Portrait of three Dami Jankris, holistic healers native to Nepal, in traditional clothing, with drums, at the Save the Children funded health post at ...

Traditional long neck woman in Bagan, Myanmar

Two Lisu girls wearing colourful headdresses and the traditional costume of the mountain people, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Tibetan pilgrim hanging prayer flags for the upcoming ceremony on Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibetan, China, Asia

Lisu girl wearing a colourful headdress and the traditional costume of the mountain people, portrait, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Pindaya Cave Festival, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma.

Magar woman weaving red cloth - GANESH HIMAL, NEPAL

Monks calling for the morning pooja, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Native people in front of the Cinya Llama Gompa, Boudhanath, UNESC World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

(French - Monastir ( actuelle Bitola ) , Macédoine Chez le riche Serbe , trois filles de Smiljevo et la petite fille de la maison en costume plutôt citadin).

Quechua Indian in traditional dress cooking at the fireplace of his hut, Andes, Ollantaytambo, Urubamba Valley, near Cusco, Peru, South America

Bride and groom wearing a traditional Yao wedding Gown .Groom: Phoun Savath Bride: Many Lao

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Pura Besakih Mother Temple on the south-western slope of Gunung Agung volcano, Balinese with offering,

Monpa tribe, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

Phom warriors in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Sanctuary of Fatima. Portugal. 70's.

Central America, Guatemala, Western Highlands, Lake Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan. The traveling statue of Maximon, a Mayan deity still remembered here. (Editorial Usage Only)

Navajo Indian woman with ducklings, Native American, Native American, Monument Valley, Utah, USA, North America

Portrait of two Akha hill tribe women wearing the traditional LomueAkha costume, in Chiang Rai, Thailand, Asia

Navajo Nativs, Navajo Hogan, Monument Valley, Utah, USA, Northamerica, Navajos on horse back

archer heating an arrow on target, national game, thimpu, bhutan, asia Copyright: xNxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Cherokee Indian Making Beads North Carolina USA

Pilgrim, Samye monastery near Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Pakistan, North West Frontier, Bumburet, Young Kalash Girl Wearing Traditional Dress At The Chilimjusht Festival In Bumburet

Two woman and a child in traditional Kyrgyz traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional costume, dough making for flat bread, in front of her a teakettle on a fireplace, yurt, bozai gumbaz, wakhan corridor, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Asia

Tibetan people in traditional clothing with horses at Horse Race Festival, Litang, western Sichuan, China

Colorful traditional Japanese kimonos, Kiyomizu Buddhist Temple, Kyoto, Japan. traditional Japanese garment with Obis and the national dress of Japan.

Young woman tour guide dressed in Sani ethnic minority costume, Naigu Stone Forest, Shilin, Yunnan Province, China.

Cham dance (Mask dance), Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Asia, Tibet, Lhasa. Potala Palace, long horn.

A Khampa warrior picks up his two Tibetan horses, before the endurance race, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Young woman wearing a traditional costume with carved exotic fruits, Rose Garden, Thailand, Asia

Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating

China, Tibet, Lhasa, Drak Yerpa Monastery complex, Monk and layman blowing trumpets with rainbow tassles hanging from them.

MEXICAN child trick or treating in the JARDIN during the DEAD OF THE DEAD - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO

Colourful decorated mule carries goods on a path Dharapani Annapurna Region Nepal

Asia, China, Yunnan Province. Back-strap weaving practiced by young Dulong (Drung) minority woman in traditional ethnic costume. (MR)

Chapaca At The Festivities Of The D

Thailand, Ko Phuket, Phuket. A Ma-Thong (spirit medium) with cheeks pierced with parasols during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

Asia, Thailand, Burma , Mae Hong Son, Karen Padang girl . (Editorial Usage Only)

Tibet, Tibetan

Asia, Thailand, Hmong Hill Tribe man.

The Tzotzil Mayan Indians from San Juan Chamula have a fierce reputation for hostility to outsiders.

Hopi basketmaker, Ruby Chimerica, demonstrates weaving traditional baskets at the Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff AZ.

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Traditional Hindu offering. (Editorial Usage Only)

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Pow wow at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Group of native Dene children in front of their village church, near Yellowknife, NWT, Canada; Northwest Territories, Canada

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE in TRADITIONAL DRESS watch LA MERCED CHURCH GOOD FRIDAY PARADE - ANTIGUA, GUATAMALA

Two teenage girls in traditional costumes playing traditional musical instruments in front of the Buddha statue, China

Portrait of pilgrims (romeiros) during the Holy Christ festivities at Ponta Delgada. Sao Miguel, Azores islands, Portugal

Asia, China, Guizhou Province, Guyang Area, Gulong Village, Lusheng Festival, Miao minority

Traditional dressed horserider along the road from Gerze to Tsochen, Western Tibet, Asia

Malaysia, traditional singers,

Russia, Siberia, Near Irkutsk, Buryat Shaman Performing Ceremony, Tourist

Musician in traditional Vietnamese costume, Vietnam, Asia

Sisters wearing Momba tribal dress, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monks at religious ceremony, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Ethnic festival, man of the Yao minority in traditional costume presenting book and writing, Jiangcheng, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Pa Pao is a Shan (Tai Yai) Buddhist temple that serves as a centre for Chiang Mai's Shan community. It was built in the late 19th century. Once a year, Wat Pa Pao plays host to the luk kaeo, or 'crystal sons' young Shan boys about to be ordained into the Buddhist monkhood. Many of these novices travel to Chiang Mai from surrounding Shan communities at Mae Cham, Mae Rim, Chiang Dao and Fang. This annual Shan ceremony is called Poy Sang Long.

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