Yao People

The Yao people in Guangxi are concentrated mainly in Guilin, Wuzhou, Baise, Hechi and Liuzhou, with a total population of more than 1.3 million.

As there are many branches of the Yao people here representing those in other regions, Guangxi is regarded as the home of the Yao people in China.

It is customary for the Yao man to marry into the woman's family. The first child takes the mother's surname, and the second the father's.

There are differences in the spoken languages of the various Yao branches. As they have no written language of their own, they generally use the Zhuang and Han languages. The Yao people have a rich store of folk literary works. Besides belief in witchcraft and Taoism, nature, ancestor and totem worship is also popular.