The term Miao is an ethnic group which particularly belongs to south china and recognized as 55th official minority by the government of china the majority of the Miao people living in China are located in Guizhou province. There are over four million Miao people living in Guizhou. Today Miao’s migrants all around the world  and reached the countries like France, Canada, and Australia and U.S.A. The province Guizhou is reffered as homeland of Miao people. 

Miao’s leaves in mountains regions in the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan. Some sub-groups of the Miao, most notably the Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia Burma Myanmar northern Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Miao’s Culture
They believe everything in nature. Miao people is much skilled at handicrafts, such as embroidering, weaving, paper cutting and jewelry casting. Miao’s Silver jewelry is most delicate art from hats, collars, and cuffs to skirts and baby carriers, the patterns on their clothes are extremely colorful, complicated but with clean lines. In Miao’s cultural heritage silver is more than just a concept of decoration. It’s considered as symbol of prosperity. In olden days even today silver ornaments are considered as a wealthiest background. It was also believed that the metal could chase away evil spirits and cure disease.Miao’s always adored themselves in heavy silver jewelry from head to toe for festivals, weddings and occasions. A set silver ornaments, designed for different parts of the body, can weigh as much as 15 kilograms. Miao headdresses are the most important and complicated to make, requiring at least 150 trinkets to finish.

Miao’s passing the silver forgoing techniques from generation to generation. All of the ornaments are handmade, endowing each ornament a unique character and value. To make a piece of silver Miao jewelry requires more than 30 stages, including casting, hammering, soldering, knitting and washing.