Yi, the Chinese mountain tribe | VPRO World Stories

Yi is a Chinese mountain tribe. They live in a region that, in earlier days, was not accessible. The Yi are totally different than the Han Chinese. Our documentary shows how the Yi are living and how the mountain tribe is more and more disappearing.
In Chinese dreams, documentary maker and China expert Ruben Terlou travel further through China, driven by his fascination for the Chinese and with the rapidly changing society as a compass.
The Yi, one of the 56 official Chinese ethnic minorities, live in the mountains of southern China. Their history is complex, and their future is uncertain. Through assimilation, there is a good chance that their culture will disappear. Where do the Yi come from, and what are they looking forward to?
Ruben travels to the remote Liangshan Mountains, where he meets an unknown mountain tribe. With an age-old shamanic ritual to dislodge ghosts, Ruben is shocked that a dead cock can still cry. He also sees how the young generation is being deployed to achieve full assimilation of China’s ethnic populations.Original title: Xi en de Yi
Original title: Xi en de Yi
Director and Sound: Jeroen de Greef
Presentation and Photography: Ruben Terlou
Camera: Peter Vancraesbeek & Joost van Herwijnen
Editing: Jan van der weken
Research: René van ´t Erve
Executive producer: Marit Gerritsen
Production: Jorike Verlaan
Mixage: Joost Oskamp
Colour correction: John Thorberg
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[@CR-pp7ls]

Beautiful. Love his ability to get right there with the Yi, speak Han, etc.

[@SerchhipChelsea]

May God bless the Yi people. May no harm go to them. May they live long.

[@andyandy-te7xx]

One thing that struck me is that they smoke so much !! I wish them all the best!

[@whitneyallie4706]

This is such a great documentary ..keep up the good work!

[@vproworldstories]

Thank you very much!

[@Dessauvages1]

This is truly amasing! Thank you!

[@lo-boy6956]

Fantastic work Ruben

[@harveythompson1756]

Are you speaking in Yi language?

[@HailLion448]

fantastic doc👍👍✔️✔️

[@vishalbissesar3687]

vpro its nice to watch ,but its so often told. why don"t you add subtitles??

[@vproworldstories]

Add them in CC (Closed Captions)!

[@Naga-Nation]

Someday people from Nagaland are gonna watch this, especially from the Tenyimi Community like Angami, Chakhesang, Zeliangrong, Rengma, Mao and Poumai tribes. The Yi Ethnic groups of Sichuan Province and the Tenyimi are probably cousins.

[@milouna2022]

做的好

[@onekhan7024]

Chinese is very peaceful ppl

[@rasaltpeso1466]

The language sounds very strange and funny. Like gibberish.

[@hobshamar310]

we not forgive our culture forever

[@KevinVang1000]

The Yi people are not Han Chinese! STOP HANIFYING THEM! I am 25% Hmong and 25% Yi. STOP HANIFYING MY PEOPLE!