民族文化是民族历史传统的宝贵结晶，也是民族思想意识和聪明才智的反映。它们俱有相当强的稳定性。瑶族是个凝聚力很强和坚忍不拔的民族。这在传统文化上表现得尤为强烈。生活在东南亚以及大洋彼岸各国的瑶胞，尽管他们飘洋过海、侨居他乡，仍较自觉地保持自身的优良传统，以维持内在的民族凝聚力，弘扬民族精神。所以，无论他们的居住环境和生活条件变化多大。其文化活动的内容方式，依然具有负责干鲜明的民族传统特色。 The Traditional Culture A nation’s culture is the precious traditional crystallization of its history , reflecting its ideology and intelligence. The Yao is of great coagulability and persistence. Living abroad , they often conscientiously preserve their own cultural tradition and carry forward the ethnic spirit

这是全美瑶人协会副主席赵贵才在向学者讲解瑶族文化风俗情况 Zhao Guicai explains the Yao 's cultural and customs

泰国班卡瑶赛瑶胞家藏的《过山榜》图" Crossing Mountains" (Thailand )

泰国米崩瑶赛的瑶族以传统方式热烈欢迎中国广西瑶族考察团 Welcome in Thailand

度戒，还盘王愿（美国）Redeeming his vow to pan Wang

泰国瑶胞在家里挂着头头，象微财富和吉祥An oxhead -luck adn forfune (Thailand )

史料表明，瑶族至晚在明代就己开始进入越南，这种迁徙活动一直延续到本世纪60年代。据时事出版社1988年出版的《越南老挝柬埔寨手册》介绍：1982年越南的瑶族人口己达34。6万人。他们主要居住在中越、中老边境山区和红河中游以及北方沿海部分省份。由于不堪封建统治阶级的压迫，居住在越南的瑶族又继续迁入老挝、缅甸和泰国、法国、加拿大等西方国家。至今为止、迁居海外的瑶胞大约己有40万人左右。尽管经过不断迁徙，居住着民族自身的优秀文化传统、从而有效地维持民族的自立意识和强大的民族凝聚力。 It is stated in the historical data that Yao people began to move into Vietnam during the Ming Dynasty In 1982, there were 346000 Yao people mainly living in the mountainous regions of Sino-Vietnam or Sino-Laos .After 1975. because of the war ,,they , as refugees, escaped to Thailand ,then innigrated to Amercia , France and Canada Today there are over 400000Yaos abroad , who are successful in keeping their cultural tradition and defending their independent consciusness and strong coagulabiiity .

泰国瑶胞珍藏的《邓才贵家祖图》"The genealogy of Deng Caigui family"（Thailand)

母子乐（美国） Joyful mother and son (U.S.)

瑶家乡鞋（泰国）Embroidered shoes (Thailand)

宴会上吹唢呐（美国）Blowing trumpets (U.S)

宴请宾客仍摆长桌，十分庄重热烈A warm and grand dinner on long taboes (U.S)

美国瑶族属于盘瑶支系，自称“尤勉”，讲的是“勉语”，与广西桂北支县及田林县的盘瑶相同。其文化活动主要是喝瑶歌。声调与贺县、田林、河口、勐腊等地表族声调一样。只是他们进行了某些改革，如配上音乐，形式是新的，很有吸引力。 The Yaos in U.S . belongs to the Pan Yao branch , who like Pan Yao in Gangxi . call the mselves “Youmian”,speak the “Mian”tongue singing Yao songs is their main cultural activity .The tones resemble those of the Yao in Hexian , Tianlin, Hekkou and Mengla . only they have made some reformation ie composing music to the songs .

奥克兰市的瑶族老垫人盘承福在演唱Pan Chengfu is singing song (U.S)

泰国瑶族传统女式帽子。female hats of yao in thailand

泰国瑶族自称“由勉”，“勉”其服饰上秀的花纹很多，尤其是女子衣服，更是件件离不天刺秀，图案色样繁多，光彩夺目。泰国（这是瑶族姑娘在旅游摊点上摆卖瑶锦秀 The Yao in Thailand calls themselves "Youmian"or "Mian"Their dresses are embroiderd with many decorative patterns This Yao girl is silling Yao bracade and embroidery.