the roots educated and benevolence performing peaceful harmony in ceremonies. "The Book Of Death" is very much the same as the Tibetan "Book of the Dead" and the Three Bardo Thodol. In this Book of Life and Death are the names of ancestors from birth to death, family lineage passed down by generations. The rebirth of the new generation is believed to be in the mixture of Hip-hop, Pop and R&b and some can be found very articulate, powering and political. Nowadays, Mien people usually write their own songs or they translate Thai and Lao songs into Mien. Traditional dishes Mien traditional dishes/diets consist of vegetables, chicken, pork, beef, fish, and rice. Authentic dishes are mien pork-sausages (pork with mien herbs/seasoning), ah-won (pork stew), Klang Phen (rice flour that is cooked, complemented with spicy bean paste and sour broth), steamed or boiled pork, chicken, or beef with Tofu, Ka-Soy, rice noodle and meat salads, fermented pickled mustard greens, fermented Mien bean paste (thop choi/thop zhay), roast/baked fish wrapped in banana leaf (modernly wrapped in banana leaf as well as foil) and banana-leaf wrap roast/steam ground-pork, beef, or chicken. A traditional condiment is Mien pepper sauce Fuhn-tsu. Other influences include Tum Som, also known as papaya salad (originally a Thai/Lao dish), and Larb (a Thai/Lao dish). See also Iu Mien people Yao people References External links The Virtual Hilltribe Museum Mienh.net The Iu-Mien Community Online IMMIEN.com LearnMien.com Voice For The People The Yao ethnic minority Asian-American society Yao people