How many ethnic groups are there in Kaili, Guizhou, mainly Miao?
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, located on the southeast edge of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, is adjacent to Hunan in the east and Guangxi in the south, and is adjacent to Qiannan and Tongren in this province, with beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant climate, rich resources and rich ethnic customs. The whole state governs 16 counties and cities, 1 provincial Kaili Economic Development Zone, 1 circular economy industrial zone in eastern Guizhou, and 90 towns,1/6 townships (17 ethnic townships), 5 sub-district offices, and 88. Kaili, the state capital, is the political, economic and cultural center of the state. Guizhou-Guangxi Railway, Hunan-Guizhou Railway and 320, 32 1 National Highway pass through the territory, and Kaili is connected with Guiyang Expressway, so it takes less than 2 hours to reach Guiyang Longdongbao Airport. Quanzhou has a total population of 44 1.72 million, including 33 ethnic groups such as Miao, Dong, Han, Buyi, Shui, Yao, Zhuang and Tujia. The population of ethnic minorities accounts for 865,438 0.87% of the total population in Quanzhou, of which Miao population accounts for 42.09% and Dong population accounts for 365,438 0.86%. The beautiful and rich Qiandongnan Prefecture is inhabited by Miao, Dong, Han, Shui, Yao, Zhuang, Buyi, Tujia, Mulao and She. The folk customs here are simple, the people are hardworking, kind and hospitable, and there is a strong unrestrained atmosphere of the plateau everywhere. While creating beautiful homes, all ethnic groups have created rich and colorful national cultures with their own ingenuity and formed their own unique customs and habits. Festivals, celebrations, entertainment activities with profound cultural heritage, gorgeous national and folk crafts and residential buildings have woven colorful pictures of Miaoling Plateau, which has become a unique tourism resource in southeastern Guizhou. Qiandongnan Prefecture is known as the "Hometown of Hundred Festivals", with more than 200 festival gatherings a year. Festival activities are colorful, including singing and dancing, bullfighting and horse racing, playing lusheng, stepping on bronze drums, dragon boat racing, playing dragon lanterns, singing Dong opera and so on. The main ethnic festivals are Lusheng Festival, Mountaineering Festival, Sister Festival, April 8th, Eating Year Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Miao Year, Dong Year, Mudou Festival, Wrestling Festival, Song Festival on March 3rd, 20th Festival, Shui Nationality Festival, Yao Nationality Festival, etc. These festivals and gatherings are a hundred gardens that show the ethnic customs and splendid culture of Qiandongnan Prefecture. "Eating New Year Festival" is the most grand festival for Miao people at the turn of spring and summer. It evolved from ancient sacrifices, and the festival time varies from place to place, usually from the beginning of June to the middle of August in the lunar calendar. Qiandongnan Prefecture is known as the "ocean of singing and dancing", and all ethnic groups have always been known for their ability to sing and dance. Miao people have high-pitched and passionate "flying songs", euphemistic and lyrical "walking songs", unpretentious "ancient songs", "drinking songs" and "big songs", which have different modes, unique charm and strong artistic appeal. Most of Dong's songs are melodious and changeable, such as flowing clouds, both chorus and solo, especially Dong's unaccompanied and conductor "big songs" with multi-voice parts, which are well-known at home and abroad for their simple and beautiful tunes and unique singing methods. The ethnic dances in Qiandongnan are colorful and vigorous. They are called "Oriental Disco", Miao wooden drums and solemn drums, simple and lively Lusheng dance and Dong's "More Wu Ye". These dances have a strong flavor of life and are wonderful flowers in the garden of Chinese culture. Traditional sports activities of ethnic minorities in Qiandongnan are closely related to national customs, national history and production and living environment, and are an important part of national culture, full of rich life interest and local flavor, mainly including Miao people's "dragon boat rowing" and martial arts, Dong people's "oriental football" fireworks grab and so on. The ethnic handicrafts in Qiandongnan Prefecture are beautiful, including Miao batik and Dong brocade, Miao and Dong embroidery, distinctive ethnic costumes and jewelry, which have high artistic value and collection value. Ethnic architecture in southeastern Guizhou occupies an important position in the architectural history of China. Miao, Dong, Shui, Yao and She nationalities' stilts, Tujia's Yayuan Manor, Dong's Drum Tower and Huaqiao all have distinctive national characteristics and high artistic value.