Migration of the Hani people to Yunnan is inspiration

After a successful debut at Honghe Grand Theater in Yunnan province, the music drama Muomaamei, which depicts the story of the Hani ethnic group's migration, will be staged in Beijing this weekend.

The ethnic group is believed to have originally migrated from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau after conflicts with other tribes there some 1,300 years ago, and settled in the mountainous areas of southern Yunnan. The Hani Rice Terraces are a UNESCO World heritage site since 2013.

The Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture there is also famed for its two major ethnic groups, the Yi and the Hani, whose members are known for their songs and dances.