Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders Felicity Aulino allowing her to receive and

allowing her to receive and understand a rich and common humanity

and with children in China

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Written and photographed by experts in Lao history

Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders Felicity Aulino allowing her to receive andIn the sunny, subtropical Sipsongpanna region, Tai Les perform flirtatious, exoticized dances for an increasingly growing tourist trade. Endorsed by Chinese officials, who view the Tai Les as a model minority, these staged performances are part of a carefully sanctioned ethnic policy. However, behind the scenes and away from the eyes and ears of tourists and the Chinese government, a different kind of cultural resurgence is taking place. In this vivid