A Multi Ethnic China

A reenactment of the Dai Water Throwing Festival, the students also saw traditional Dai song and dance.
Tova and Ana explore a Qiang People dwelling
Leilani and Connor check out another ethnic group from outside the Qiang section
Connor examines a map of China's minority ethnic groups and their traditional dress
The students pose for a quick picture at the gates of the Ethnic Park
A model of a Tu People dwelling in the Ethnic Park
Exhausted from the sun, the kids take a break (but Leilani's still on her photography game!)

How do ethnicity and sustainability relate? In times of water crisis, should freshwater be conserved for the Dai water throwing festival? Should Tu traditions be maintained when it's easier for a government to enact policy designed for a single, homogenous people?

Yesterday, our Discoverers grappled with these questions in class and at Beijing's Ethnic Park, where different areas are sectioned to represent some of the 56 unique ethnic groups in China beyond the dominant Han ethnicity. It was a long hot day, which ended in a nice reminder of home (McDonald's for dinner)!