The Copper Drum Dance is from the Miao people and used for worship. It uses copper drums, and a line of people dancing, with a lusheng (reed-pipe instrument) in their hands.
The Wood Drum Dance of the Miao ethnic group is also used in worship and involves a wooden drum and the lusheng, a reed-pipe. It is most popular in Gaopo and the village of Shilong in the Baiyun district.
The Bonamo fan painting is a style of farmer art that has become more popular among the ethnic groups of Guiyang's suburbs in recent years. Bonamo, in the Bouyei language, refers to the Yunwu (cloud and fog) Mountains in rural Guiyang.
Embroidery and cross-stitch work are traditional ethnic handicrafts in the city of Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, which has many ethnic groups with their own characteristics, such as the delicate, pretty Bouyei people, gorgeous Miao, simple but elegant Shui and the lively Dong.
Almost every Bouyei woman is adept at weaving and embroidery and Bouyei girls, under their mother's guidance, can easily become good at planting cotton, spinning thread, weaving cloth, and sewing, as well as being an expert at embroidery -- the traditional handicraft.
