笔者这些年来走遍了中国大江南北，远到西藏，但从未涉足贵州。这次随德国汉堡州文化代表团访华，主要目的之一是访问中国少数民族，邀请少数民族歌舞高手参加明年在汉堡举行的中国文化月活动。苗族的历史文化、苗族的音乐舞蹈驰名中外，多数苗人聚居贵州，故而此次访华我特别 In recent years, I traveled all over China’s major rivers north and south, far to Tibet, but never set foot in Guizhou. The main purpose of this visit to China by a cultural delegation from Hamburg, Germany, is to visit the ethnic minorities in China and invite ethnic minority dancers and artists to participate in the month of Chinese culture in Hamburg next year. Miao’s history and culture, Miao music and dazzling well-known at home and abroad, the majority of Miao people live in Guizhou, so I visit China especially