- In China, there are a total of over 2,000,00 Yao minority people, and they are mainly located in Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan and Jiangxi provinces and autonomous regions. The Yao people live mostly in the subtropical areas of China with elevations ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 meters. The ancestors of the Yao minority lived along the Changjiang River Valley. In the periods of the Qin and Han Dynasties, this minority used to be apart of the Wuling Nationality that was located in Changsha. However, once they migrated southwards, they became known as their own minority.
The language that the Yao minority people speak is the Yao language that is also a part of the Miao-Yao branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Because this minority is in contact with other minorities in China and also the Han people, Yao minorities can understand other minority languages and the main Chinese language. Because the Yao people live in small villages and cut off from the larger cities, many of them still live in more primitive styles of living. They hunt, fish and farm as well as make traditional clothing and jewelry. They also continue to practice their traditional music and dance as well as their unique religious practices and marriage customs.
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