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The Miao people lived in the western part of present day Hunan and Guizhou over 2,00 years ago, as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. During the Tang and Song periods, these ancestors were called Miao. In China, their total population is around 9,000,000 and form one of the largest ethnic minorities in the southwestern China. They mainly live in Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunan and Guangzi. There are also a small number that live on Hainan Island, in Guangdong and Hubei. These people live close amongst each other in small communities in whatever city they live in. The Miao minority has become dispersed across China over several centuries do the their migrations all over the country. In the 3^rd century they traveled to northwester Guizhou and southern Sichuan, in the 5^th century some went to eastern Sichuan and western Guizhou, in the 9^th century, several were sent to Yunnan as captives and in the 16^th century, many settled on Hainan Island. The culture of the Miao people is very diversified but all comes from one common root. Their songs are very popular amongst their own people and are very unique in China. The Lusheng is the most popular instrument and they also play several others such as the drums, flutes and suona horn. Their traditional dances include the bench dance, drum dance among several others.

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