Stories from the Indigo Mountains

Quick answer Miao is the standard Chinese term for the Miao people, a broad ethnic category associated especially with communities in southwest China. Outside China, many...

Quick answer Miao batik survives because people still teach it, make it, wear it, use it in homes, and buy it as handmade indigo textile art....

Quick answer Miao culture in China includes many regional traditions rather than one uniform custom. Festival dress, silverwork, batik, embroidery, lusheng music, dance, and village gatherings...

Craft guide Quick answer Miao batik artisans make indigo cloth by drawing hot wax onto fabric, dyeing the cloth, and then removing the wax to reveal...

Quick Answer The Miao people (苗族) are one of the oldest recognized indigenous ethnic groups in East and Southeast Asia, with a documented history spanning over...