Title: Song and Silence
First published: 2005
Description: In the Sipsongpanna region of China, tourists watch festive displays of Tai Lüe folk song and dance. The Tai Lües are viewed by the Chinese government as a 'model minority'. Sara Davis describes how Tai Lües are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version.
Subjects: China, social life and customs, Tai (southeast asian people), Ethnic relations
Places: Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhiqu, China, Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou (China)
LC classification: DS797.86.X57 D38 2005