Ethnic Yao/Mien Chinese 瑶族

This emblem was designed by an ethnic Yao designer. It shows a Yao Long Drum. Yao's long drum culture has a long history. According to legend, Yao people's ancestor, Pankua, was bumped by an antelope during hunting. He fell down in a valley to death. His descendants then made long drums, using skin of antelope as drum face and tung wood as drum body, to commemorate King Pankua. Playing long drums during the festival of Dancing to King Pankua has become an important traditional cultural activity of Yao people. More than 2/3 of Yao people are using long drums now.

瑶族的长鼓文化源远流长。相传瑶族祖先盘瓠在一次游山狩猎中，不幸被羚羊撞下山崖而亡。其子女砍泡桐木做鼓身，剥羚羊皮为鼓面，制成长鼓，在葬礼上击长鼓跳盘王。这一习俗延续至今，成为广西瑶族最喜爱的传统文化活动，全国有三分之二以上的瑶族使用长鼓。

TIAN Zhen (田震), a well-known ethnic Yao Chinese pop megastar

Pan Yao (盘瑶), a subgroup of the Yao people.

Red Yao, or Long-hair Yao (长发瑶), a subgroup of the Yao people.

White-pant Yao (白裤瑶), a subgroup of the Yao people.

Three ethnic Yao girls learn to play Zhu Tong Qin (literally Bamboo Tube Zither 竹筒琴), a traditional Yao musical instrument.

Yao young men practice Yao Long Drum Dance

In Nov 8/2008, Yao people in Ruyuan, Guangdong Province (广东乳源) of China showcase a Yao embroidery artwork entitled Long Song of Yao Mountains. This embroidery is 100 meters long, the longest embroidery work in the world.

Nangang village, a small Yao village at Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong Province of China. It has a history of more than 1,000 years.

广东连南瑶族自治县南岗千年瑶寨

Yao people celebrate King Pan Festival at Lianshan, Guangdong Province of China. Many Yao people from other countries such as the U.S., Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam also joined this biggest annual Yao celebration in the world.

A cartoon image of Yao Chinese

A postcard of Yao Chinese