Traditional wisdom of practicing farming and herding simultaneously. (Sinan Nima, an ethnic Tibetan core village participant in PCD’s programmes in Foshan, Deqin County, Yunnan Province)
Drawing upon traditional knowledge, villagers of Baixianglin in Guizhou managed to restore the previously destroyed ecological environment by growing trees on rocks. (Li Li / Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Culture in Guizhou)
In traditional ecological farming in Liufang Village of Liping County in Guizhou, fish and ducks are reared in paddy fields to control pests and to fertilise the fields. The rearing method is the core culture of the Dong people there. PCD supports the village to revive such farming tradition.
In traditional ecological farming in Liufang Village of Liping County in Guizhou, fish and ducks are reared in paddy fields to control pests and to fertilise the fields. The rearing method is the core culture of the Dong people there. Curious children watch ducks eating crop pests in fields at Liping Village.
Miao women hold a contest on embroidery as an activity for cultural and historical heritage. (Gao Yuan)
Miao youngsters, with paper and pens in their hands, interview their elders about the Miao's migration history. (PCD)
PCD supports Miao youngsters to learn about their traditional culture and traditional architecture is part of the learning. (PCD)
Preservation of the traditional music as a bond for the community with their own culture and values: Musical exchange to celebrate New Year in Yunnan.
Dong singers in Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, held workshop on ways to revive their songs culture. (Chang Zhuqing)
Old artisan in Chongqing taught traditional craft in making bamboo baskets.
The Permaculture course participants learnt building tiles rooftops in Sichuan.
Local food is revived for simple living for Hani people in Yunnan.
In Sichuan, an old man passing down his loving memory of the community to the young ones.
Fengshan project team discussing traditional clothing design with local craft persons. (Ya Zutuan / Fengshan Foreign Investment Poverty Alleviation Office)
Women from Kongbai County, Guizhou Province learn traditional embroidery from the elderly. (He Maoxu)
As a performer of the Ecological Museum, Wang Caihin (middle) who is also an intern of a PCD-supported programme to conserve local culture, dresses up for traditional Yao dance to welcome visiting tourists. (He Kan / Baiku Yao Ecology Museum at Lihu Township in Nandan County of Guangxi Province)