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Rare and Exciting Chinese Miao games

Who are the Miao?

The Miao minority group inhabit the mountainous areas of south and southwestern China, and they have an old history and interesting culture. Their embroidery, silver jewelry, and batik art is second to none in the world. The Miao have some rare and interesting games which are different from those in any parts of the world.

Climbing a knife ladder

A Miao knife ladder is 12 meters high, with 72 knives as rungs. Cut their hair or a piece of cloth with the knives, the climbers will first show to people they are extremely sharp.

The barefoot player then start to climb the ladder, while keeping their feet unhurt. They will not only climb, but also show off some acrobatic feats such as somersaults and flips.

Walking on the flaming iron board

To start this game, an iron board has coals burned on it for over 1 hour and can reach temperatures over 800 degrees Celsius.

Barefooted, the Miao artist starts to walk onto the iron boards.Some smoke runs off his/her feet, but unbelievably their feet aren't injured.

Then the iron boards are thrown into the cold water, which quickly becomes fizzy and a mist of white steam uprises.

Horse fighting

Horse fights and horse races are all held on June 6 of the lunar calendar, to express the Miao wishes for a good harvest.

The exciting horse fighting games attract many people, young and old, to come and watch. Girls will dress up with beautiful silver ornaments like silver bracelets, as this is also a holiday for them to have fun.

Two young men led their horses into a big playground and the game begins. The two horses put themselves into a battle as soon as they see each other. They combat with each other frantically. After several fighting bouts, one horse is beaten and escapes, with the other pursuing after it.

The audience around the rink yell excitedly for the horses. At last, the winner will get a red cloth sash to decorate his body.

Horse races

Horse races are held on steep mountain roads. When the game begins, the rider keeps himself 5 or 6 meters away behind the horse.

Then the rider runs to mount the horse, which immediately gallops. As there is no saddle on the horse, the rider needs to have his legs clinging to the body of the horse, so he won't fall off.

It's really a thrilling horse race. Besides receiving a reward, the winner will probably be able to capture the heart of the local girls.

The Miao have even more exciting games and sports, visit my website to learn more about Miao culture and silver jewelry here.

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