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Habits & Food in Geba Area in Kangding Ganzi China |
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| Gorba members live in pillboxes, each measuring over 10
meters high. Very often, dozens of such pillboxes are built together into
a row to hug the mountain. And the row begins with the lowest pillbox.
Generally, a pillbox contains three floors, with the top serving as
warehouses and toilets, middle part being kitchens and living chambers and
the bottom part used to house animals.
Gorba people eat raw food. Zanba (roasted highland barley flour) is the staple food, and pea powder is often added with tea to make paste. Gorba people love to eat the mixture of blood, meat and intestines, plus zanba, which is flavored with salt. When there are friends to visit, such mixture is baked to entertain guests. Gorba people wear simply. In Shanyan and Shama, some men and women wear nothing for the upper part, and have animal hide to serve as fig leaves. During spring ploughing and autumn harvest, some men are in the nude, and only have a red thread to tie up their penises. They are often seen doing labor in the fields together with women. Gorba people love to eat the mixture of blood, meat and intestines, plus zanba, which is flavored with salt. Every households has it's own brewery to make spirits (one kind of Tibetan white wine), people drinks and chant scriptures as well. Gorba people wear simply. Some men and women wear nothing for the upper part, and have animal hide to serve as fig leaves. While doing labor in the fields together with women, some men are in the nude, and only have a red thread to tie up their penises. |
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