Beijing Tour Guide: Dongba Woodcarving Work
This is a Dongba woodcarving.
Do you know about Dongba script? It is the only language in use today that still uses pictures. It is used by the Naxi ethnic people in Yunnan province.
This is a Dongba woodcarving. It has characters from the Dongba language inscribed on it.
Naxi people also call their high priest "Dongba," which means “wise man.” The priests use the Dongba language to record divine words during sacrificial ceremonies.
--by Cathryn, your personal shopping assistant in Beijing
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