Li Lingting and Mo Ming, Leishan County, Guizhou Province, 2014.
Photo by Josh Eli Cogan, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
The Miao are an ethnic group residing primarily in the mountainous areas of southern China, especially Guizhou Province. They also live in neighboring countries as well as in the United States and Australia, where they are more generally known as the Hmong. Consisting of six artists from Leishan County of southeastern Guizhou, the Leishan Miao Music and Dance Group consists of lusheng player Yang Zhengchao 杨证超, lusheng maker and player Mo Ming 莫铭, and singers/dancers Liang Xiaoying 梁晓英, Wu Chunhua 吴春花, Li Lan 李兰, and Li Lingting 李灵婷.
From the Festival
Mo Ming plays drum while Miao dancers Liang Xiaoying, Wu Chunhua, Li Lan, and Li Lingting sing.
Photo by Josh Weilepp, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Miao singers (L to R) Liang Xiaoying, Li Lan, Wu Chunhua, and Li Lingting perform in the Moonrise Pavilion.
Photo by Pruitt Allen, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Lusheng player Yang Zhengchao performs in the Moonrise Pavilion.
Photo by Joe Furgal, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Li Lingting performs in the Moonrise Pavilion.
Photo by Josh Weilepp, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Liang Xiaoying prepares for a performance backstage.
Photo by Kate Mankowski, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Wu Chunhua prepares for a performance backstage.
Li Lan performs in the Moonrise Pavilion.
Photo by Rachel Winslow, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Mo Ming performs in the Moonrise Pavilion.
Photo by Josh Weilepp, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
The Leishan Miao Music and Dance Group lead visitors in an interactive performance session.
Photo by Joe Furgal, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Mo Ming and Yang Zhengchao play the lusheng while Li Lan dances.
Photo by Francisco Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
