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The Undistinguished Ethnic People in China-Gejia People

The fourth time I went to Kaili Guizhou China,I changed my opinion.I want to live with them for a longer time.They changed a lot these 4 years when I came here the first time in 2013.Being a concerned photographer always pushes me go further.
There lived an undistinguished ethnic group named Gejia People which is one of the illegal groups in China.They could have ID cards, but have some troubles in education and work job registration.
Developing and keeping the custom are ambivalent.
Where is the load? 




在黔东南地区的黄平县重安江两岸,生存着这样一群人,他们并不在56个民族里,但是他们却有着自己的文化,语言,服饰及婚丧习俗,他们就是不为大多数人熟知的中国未识别民族的一支重要力量——革家人。
随着年轻人的外出求学与打工,越来越多的被汉化,加上苗族对革家的影响,革家的文化保留势在必行。
摄影师丁宇豪,受到了20世纪三四十年代人类学摄影师庄学本的影响,希望通过自己有限的力量去记录并保留这个时代的他们的样子。
改变不了的是这个时代对于文化遗产及习俗的重新洗牌,停不下的是社会发展脚步及人们渴望生活改善的愿景。摄影师能做的,也许就是在这个漫长的人类历史中留下那么一点不同的闪光点,也好留给后世一个对于前人的念想。
Photographer: Yuhao
Special Thanks: Gejia People

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The Undistinguished Ethnic People in China-Gejia People
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