The Naxi language is distantly related to the Tibetan language. Naxi religious leaders, called Dongba, have long used a unique form of picture writing to record the stories and myths that are central ...

It provided the public with opportunities to better understand the Dongba culture as well as the ancient music and handicrafts of the Naxi ethnic minority. This, in turn, has encouraged protection and ...

The ancient Naxi Dongba literature manuscripts have also been inscribed on the World Heritage List. In 2001, Chinese Tibetan epic King Gesar, the longest epic in the world, was listed by UNESCO in ...

Taoism, shamanism, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Dongba religion, Protestantism and Islam also appear in China. According to the 2010 national census, 53 per cent of the country's population ...