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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014      

LOG SHEET #8

SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 
AUDIO / VIDEO LOG SHEET

LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Camille Connolly/Jeffrey Shulevitz
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PRESENTER: Longguang Huang
DATE/TIME: 7/2/14 4:15 pm
PROGRAM: China   
STAGE: Teahouse Commons
GROUP NAME: Defining Ethnicity
REGION/STYLE: _________________

[[Two columned table]]
| PERFORMER(S)| INSTRUMENT / OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Yuanshan Jin | patchwork artist |
| Wenbin Yang | Miao ethnic dyes |
| [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] |   |
| Gao Bingzhong | Prof. Peking Univ. in folklore and anthropology |

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
Jin = 
1. save old clothes & make use of them is the traditional way
2. 30 of 56 Chinese nationalities do patchwork
3. develop tradition into urban life, fashion, keep tradition alive
Yang =
4. Miao people use cultural markers in dyes, batik, wax printing
5. in clothes
6. patterns used record historical images
7. artistic appreciation is reflected
8. Miao totem worship - bird (a little bit abstract) patterns used: maple leaves, butterfly wings common image is cross (balance bet. heaven & earth, nature & humans) this is a traditional image that cannot be changed.
Cross = heaven/sky, men/women, yin/yang
for Hmong, Miao, Cross is about 2 sides coming together