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not many americans are complete aware of traditional chinese culture

girls used to have to learn embroidery in order to get married

embroidery is something that everyone can share, no matter their ethnicity or color of skin or hair

requires alot of patience-> young people don't want to learn it

are hoping that by sharing the handicraft at festival more people will see value of it

reinforce the great diversity that exists in china (56 different ethnic groups)
the development of the economy->awareness of the minority groups in the country (fascinating ethnic cultures)believes folklife festival sets a really good example for china & world sang the mongolian long song (very traditional)flower dance style (from eastern china) = the ballet of the east
every traditional song or dance has a story behind it
-impact that folk culture has on pop culture
-music groups in china explore the entire country's local folk traditions and combines them with western pop culture/music 
best time to embroider is in the white light
there is a difference between doing one of those performances in your own culture versus being somewhere foreign & performing very common theme: the idea of heaven on earth, very naturalistic demonstrates a sound that is meant to imitate the sounds of water & sand dunes
music is universally part of people's lives
cities are influencing rural culture
in recent years, chinese government has been working hard to support and preserve the local traditions
there is still a large herding culture in mongolia