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Impressions on Washan Ximeng Autonomous County for Wa ethnic group is located in the southwest of Yunnan Province and borders with Burma. Ximeng is also called Chenwa, meaning "a place with gold". Ximeng County is one of China's two autonomous counties of Wa ethnic group, 72% of whose population are Wa people.
Wa ethnic group is a warmhearted people good at singing and dancing. Every Wa people can improvise to sing and dance in daily life, when farming or on festive occasions.
The wood drum is a unique percussion instrument of Wa people. It is made of coarse red bark well chosen from the depth of forest and called Kero in the Wa language. The wood drum enjoys deep and vigorous sound which can be heard even tens of miles away. It is not only an instrument for entertainment but also respected as a sacred object that is said to connect people and deity.
Ximeng County boasts plenty of rainfall and moist air. The sea of clouds amidst mountains is a miraculous landscape of the Washan Mountain. The best time to watch the sea of clouds is on the beginning of sunrise. Before the sun rises, the sea of clouds remains quiet. When the sun rises, thousands of sunrays shone on the mountains and the sea of clouds begins to move. As the sun continues to rise, the sea of clouds changes into waves of clouds, rolling and leaping up and finally transforming into separated clouds in the sky.
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The Wood Drum: Wa People's Devine Object
The Beautiful Washan Mountain
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