1. The staple foods of the Yao people are mainly corn, rice and sweet potatoes.

2. Yao architecture varies from place to place, with various forms.

3. Yao men and women like to have long hair.

4. The marriage custom of Yao nationality is to marry a woman and a husband.

5. Yao people like singing, such as singing, playing bronze drums and throwing hydrangeas.

6. Burial is more common in funeral customs. Now the funeral reform is implemented and cremation is tried out.