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Ethnic minority group embraces prosperity in northeast China
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The Hezhe people, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China who used to live by fishing and hunting, are now embracing prosperity as they develop various industries while keeping alive their culture and heritage.
Xinhua丨Updated: July 3, 2020
Wu Baochen, an inheritor of Hezhe Yimakan, performs at Jiejinkou Hezhe Township in Tongjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 13, 2020. Hezhe Yimakan is a unique art of storytelling and is inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list. The Hezhe people, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China who used to live by fishing and hunting, are now embracing prosperity as they develop various industries while keeping alive their culture and heritage. [Photo/Xinhua]
