Yao is one of the oldest ethnic groups in China, one of the "Jiuli" in the ancient East, and the most widely distributed minority in southern China. There are 2,796,003 Yao people in China (20 10), which are distributed in more than 30 counties in six southern provinces (regions) of China. Among them, Guangxi has the largest number, 147 1946, accounting for about 55.8% of the total number of Yao people in China.
There are 704,564 people in Hunan Province, 202,667 people in Guangdong Province, Yunnan Province 1906 10, Guizhou Province, 44,392 people, and Jiangxi Province 1 198 people. According to China Statistical Yearbook 202 1, the total population of Yao nationality is 330934 1, including male 1722586 and female 1586755.
Yao clothing
Yao men and women like to have long hair. There is a record in ancient books that Yao men and women have long hair tied to their heads, which is called "vertebral bun". According to China's historical records, as early as the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, there was a record of Yao ancestors' "good five-color clothes", and later there was also a record of Yao people's "colorful clothes" in historical records.
However, quite a few women passing through Shan Yao are used to shaving their hair, wearing horns made of yellow wax and covering them with cloth. Women's heads are decorated with exquisite colors, some with bamboo arrows, some with vertical tops, some with pointed hats, and some with beautifully embroidered handkerchiefs. The woman of Chashanyao, Dayaoshan, Jinxiu, Guangxi, has three big arc-shaped silver hairpin, both ends of which are upturned and weigh about one catty.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yao Nationality