Ciné-Fȇte - Yunjie's Story (China) - I Live in the Mountains

Yunjie's Story (China) - I Live in the Mountains

Episode of : This Is My World +
Product code : A146-S03-03
Category(ies) : Children and Youth +, Social Issues +, Asia +
Level(s) : Elem. (ages 8-9) +, Elem. (ages 10-11) +
Duration : 12 min.
Production year : 2008
Producer(s) : Caldecott Productions

Description

Meet a boy who is a native of China’s Yunnan province. Hear about the peculiar courting and marriage rituals of the Yi and Wa tribes, one of the least known people in the world. Sugar cane, bananas and salt as a sign of friendship? Find out how they communicate mostly through objects, since they do not have a written language.