ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES Volume 24

Book excerpt: Multi-ethnic Chu cha Village in Mchod rten thang Township, Dpa' ris Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province, China is described in terms of location; population; clothing; language; religion; history; and personal, family, and community rituals. Photographs provide additional information. This is a study of the ethnically and culturally diverse Chu cha Village, which is located in Mchod rten thang Township, Dpa' ris Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province, China. Chu cha's five most significant rituals are described: soul calling, weddings, funerals, mountain deity worship, and New Year celebrations. All four ethnic groups in Chu cha Village practice these rituals. Thirty-five images of village life and ritual are also provided.