CHINA
The Dong People
- a Chinese minority group -
Page added: 2022-01-04
Page updated: 2022-01-08 - New photo added
2003-18-049 - The Dong People - old men in front of village Ping's drum tower at the central square - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Film-3 Frame-22 - The Dong People
Here a truck load of Dong people of several generations, which are not dressed the traditional way, which for an outsider makes it impossible to distinguish them from any other Chinese people - - - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-038 - The Dong People - river life - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-052 - The Dong People - a "Rain and Wind" bridge in the background to the left - - and Kit Yu crossing a more modest bridge, connecting the villages Ping and Yan - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-053 - The Dong People - washing chickens - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-039 - The Dong People - farming in the Dong village, - no chemicals or poison are used! - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-049 - The Dong People - preparing for a local celebration at village Ping's central square - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Film-1 Frame-13 - The Dong People - half scared, - half curious boys in village Ping - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
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Some not so scared girls - but we had bribed them with some sweets -
(Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Film-1 Frame 12 - The Dong People - small boys, - totally ignoring the wall writing - "Everybody must learn Science" - (Photo- and copyright: karsten Petersen)
2003-18-059 - The Dong People - the market in main village Dong - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-069 - The Dong People Inside a Dong house in village Ping,- where we were invited for dinner. - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Take note of the open fire place, which made me worry quite a lot due to the obvious fire hazard, taking into consideration, that the traditional Dong houses are huge, - made from wood, and built very close to each other.
2003-18-070 - The Dong People - while family members wait, - and drink tea - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-071 - The Dong People - inside a traditional Dong house - the upper floor - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Film-1 Frame 33 - The Dong People - dinner is served at the women's table - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Film-2 Frame-03 - - and here dinner is served at the men's table - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Film-2 Frame-09 - - and here the gorgeous dinner is highly enjoyed at dusk on the open terrace - (Photo- and Copyright: KarstenPetersen)
Normally men and women do not eat together at the same table in the Dong community, but they are easy going and flexible people, and did not mind at all that Kit Yu joined us.
Obviously they realized, that she was needed as interpreter of what I said, and also they seemed to enjoy that a real "Foreign Devil" truly enjoyed their company and hospitality, - and they too needed Kit Yu to translate when they talked to me, - so we had great fun - -
2003-11-24.011 - And here am I - sitting and enjoying this truly unusual situation at the "men's table" in a the Dong village - - -
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The Dong People - women in the main village Dong -
(Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2003-18-042 - The Dong People A burial party at village Ping - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Dong woman and Karsten Petersen -