Yao people at North Thailand
0405030002 Yao (Lu Mien) The Yao originated from the Hunan / Guizhou border and spread into the southern provinces of China, Vietnam and Laos. With the expansion of the opium trade they migrated from Laos into the Payao province of Thailand. Yao Hill Tribe,Thailand by Butch OsborneTheir population in Thailand is now about 30000. The Yao people are the only hill tribe to have a written language, which organises their daily living, including worship & medicine. "Mien" means "People" in Yao and the Chinese and Thai call them Yao. In Laos and Vietnam they are called women are expert at cross-stitch embroidery, and wear long black jackets with lapels of bright scarlet wool and a large Yao also make silver jewellery. The Yao have no communal buildings and their villages can not be built lower down than another ethnic group. Yao people prefer large households to enlarge the work force. Yao girls can choose their own husbands who frequently live with them before marriage. If the girl becomes pregnant this will increase her status as a desirable bride. Wedding ceremonies are vast , elaborate and expensive and can last for many days
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