Rare and Exciting Chinese Miao games

Who are the Miao?

Living in the mountainous areas of south and southwestern China, the Miao minority group has an very long history and colorful culture. Their embroidery, silver jewelry, and batik art is second to none in the world. Across the Miao areas, different groups have different customs, but there are some unique games which you may have never heard of.

Climbing a knife ladder

A Miao knife ladder is 12 meters high, with 72 knives as rungs. The Miao climbers will first cut a piece of cloth or their hair with the knives to prove how sharp they are.

The barefooted performers then proceed to climb the large latter without so much as a drop of blood spilling to the ground. Besides climbing, they will display their acrobatic feats like flips and somersault.

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.

Without wearing shoes, the Miao performer then walks onto the iron boards. You can see smoke flying off of his/her feet, but miraculously their feet aren't hurt at all.

Put the iron boards into the water, which in no time seethes and the white vapor goes up.

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 interesting horse fighting games allure lots of people to come and see. 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 bring their horses into a large rink and the game starts. The two horses put themselves into a battle as soon as they see each other. They bite and kick each other fiercely. One horse is defeated and flees after a few rounds of fighting, with the other running after it.

The audience around the field scream, shout, and cheer for the horses. Finally the champ will have a red ribbon decorating his body.

Horse races

Horse races are held on steep mountain roads. While the game starts, the rider stands 5 or 6 meters away behind the horse.

Then the rider runs to mount the horse, which immediately gallops. The horse isn't saddled, and the rider sometimes has to struggle to keep his legs close to the body of the horse and keep from falling off.

It's really a breathtaking race. The one who win the game will be rewarded, and maybe he will also win the love of the local women.

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