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Ethnic Miao boys with their 'starter' guns, Basha Village, Guizhou Province, China
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Ethnic Miao boys with their 'starter' guns, Basha Village, Guizhou Province, China

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  • Basha Miao man with a lusheng musical instrument made from bamboo pipes, Basha gun village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao man smoking a pipe, Basha gun village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Miao youth with his flintlock rifle, Basha gun village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Sacred tree, Pinus massoniana Lamb, Basha gun village, Guizhou Province, China.<br /> <br /> The villagers worship trees as gods and plant a tree when a baby is born. Maples are especially revered. Often the tree will be used to made a coffin for the person when they die.
  • Ethnic Miao boys from China's only gun village<br /> <br /> Basha village in the southeast of Guizhou province, China, is the home of the last tribe of gunmen in China. The Basha are the only tribe that can legally carry real guns in China. The village is isolated from the outside world and the villagers lead a self-sufficient life in the hilly areas of southern China and retain the dressing and living customs hundreds of years ago. <br /> <br /> Their traditional dress is a hand woven indigo-dyed black cotton made waterproof and shiny by coating with egg white. The young boys have their heads shaven at around 7 to 15 years of age leaving just a long shank of hair that is twisted into a topnot. <br /> <br /> The villagers worship trees as gods. They believe the topnots on their heads represent trees, while the purple-brown clothes they wear represent bark. <br /> <br /> All the men carry long flintlock rifles that they shoot in welcoming ceremonies for visitors, and these young boys, dressed in traditional attire, are carrying a shorter version of the guns.<br /> <br /> Other photos from the Miao Basha village can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/63lGDV">http://goo.gl/63lGDV</a><br /> <br /> 11/04/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Three boys in ethnic attire with their guns, Basha Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Portrait of a ethnic Miao man in traditional attire with his flintlock rifle, Basha Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Ethnic Miao boys with their 'starter' guns, Basha Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • 'Eliminating disease tree', Basha Village, Guizhou Province, China<br /> <br /> This is one of the villager's sacred trees. The Basha Miao people worship trees.They plant a tree when a baby is born, and often when the person dies, they are buried in a coffin made from the tree.
  • Portrait of a Basha Miao male elder<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha ethnic Miao men warming their hands over a small fire, Basha village, Guizhou Province, China<br /> <br /> The ethnic Miao worship trees and a shrine to a tree is in the background
  • Portrait of a Basha Miao gunman, Basha village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Ethnic Miao men warming by a small fire, Basha village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Firing a flintlock rifle<br /> <br /> Ethnic Miao tribesman firing his gun, Basha village, Guizhou Province, China. The smoke is from the black powder used to prime the rifle.<br /> <br /> Other photos from the Basha village can be seen here:<br /> <br /> 20/04/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Portrait of a Basha Miao female elder <br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China. Note the traditional topknot in her hair. This lovely old lady gave me a very sweet smile as I took her photo.<br /> <br /> Other images of the ethnic Miao people can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/X379zl">http://goo.gl/X379zl</a><br /> <br /> 25/04/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Basha Miao boy with traditional shaved head and start of a topknot, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao woman with traditional hair style and attire, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao men perfoming a gun dance, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao woman with traditional hair style working at her embroidery, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao woman in traditional attire using modern technology.<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China.
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