A glimpse of traditional custom of Miao ethnic group in S China

STORY: A glimpse of traditional custom of Miao ethnic group in S China DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Wuying villagervarious of the Wuying villagers STORYLINE: Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Wuying villager "Hello everyone. We are going to attend a party for a one-month-old newborn. These are the gifts for the baby, including bunches of grain, sticky rice, eggs and sour fish. We don't prepare any money." Gifts for wedding, housewarming and baby birth celebrations in Wuying Village include bunches of grain, bowls of sticky rice and sour fish. The customs have lasted for over 200 years, almost as old as the village. Locals have suffered from the area's barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation for years, so t