A Jing fisherman weaves fishing net in 1995. [Photo/ China Photographers Association]

Jing ethnic group

Inhabiting Guangxi, Jing people live mainly from fishing and farming. Whenever the men launch their fishing boats, the old people, and the women and children, see them off with prayers. After eons of practice, they have become experts at all kinds of fish and fishing methods.

Their staple foods are rice and seafood. Men of the Jing ethnic group have the habit of smoking while women chew betel nuts. Their clothes are simple but beautiful. They choose silk and gauze as the main materials. Women usually wear a tall spire hat to avoid the strong sunshine and rain.