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Minority Custom

The Old Tea Farmer at Mount Blang

The Blang people, numbering 82,400, live mainly in Mt. Blang, Bada, Xiding, Mengman, and Daluo areas of Menghai County, Xiaomengyang and Damenglong of Jinghong County, and Mengpeng Town and Mango Village in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
The Puberty Rite----a new starting point in human life

The age boundary line between children and adults is thirteen. Before thirteen, children all wear long gown. Until thirteen, after rites of "wearing trousers" or "wear skirt" is held, that is after the puberty rite, can they change their clothes and join the ranks of adults.
A nationality that cherishes the memory of its birthplace

Pumis have original relationship with the ancient Di-Qiang groups of our Country. According to legends of their own and historical documents and records, ancients of the Pumis were nomadic tribes living in a region where the Qingha
"Where there is wine, there is feast."

Yi people enjoy drinking wine since ancient times. Wine plays an important role in their diet and social life. The Yi saying says, "Han people value tea, and Yi people value wine." It is as common of the Yis to entertain guests with wine as the Hans to entertain guests with tea. Yi saying also says, "Wine is dish" and "Where there is wine, there is feast, and butchered pig and sheep can't make a feast if there is no wine", which can show their love for wine. Yi people drink wine in normal life, in welcoming and entertaining guests, in New Year and festivals, in marriage, funeral or happy occasions, in consulting great events, and in mediating quarrels. Wine exists anywhere.
Interesting Placenames in Dai

There are innumerable placenames in Dai like "Xishuangbanna". But their meanings are different from the literal Chinese characters, and we cannot interpret them superficially without real understanding.
Unique producing customs

The economy of Suis is typical paddy-planting farming in hillside field. As early as 150 years ago, paddy field covered 80% of the cultivated area in settlements of the Suis. The Sui peasants are still keeping some special customs in agricultural producing. From the present angle of green agriculture now, some methods are worth using for reference and popularizing.
Ceremonies and customs in marriage

The Sui marriage customs have heavy color of tradition, which stress legal and formal marriage. Before marriage, young men and women can make friends and fall in love through antiphonal singing in festivals or going to market.
Walking guests", "Disturbing the Village" and customs in proposin

The Miao people in the Langde village of Leishan County in Guizhou call visiting relatives "walking guests", which is called " Di'anghan" in Miao language. There are several situations for "walking". For example: when meeting with accidents or in festivals, they "walk"; when there are happy events(such as marriage, building new houses and having child), they " walk". The variety and number of presents in different situations are different.
The Hakkas who Love their Motherland and Hometowns

The Hakkas refer to the Han people of the Huanghe River valley moving to the south, and the nationality is a stable branch of the Han nationality with distinct characteristics.
Celestial burial, pagoda burial and cremation

Tibet is vast in territory, and there are diversified ways of burial, such as celestial burial, pagoda burial, cremation, water burial and burial in the ground. In the past, the selection of burial way is connected closely with everyone's economic and social status.
Family Name, Ming, Zi and alias

Similar to the surnames, the "names (Ming Zi)" we use now to refer to the given names carry different meanings in the ancient times, when people have both "Ming" and "Zi". Besides, they also have alias.
Zhuang songs and songfests

Zhuang people are reputed for singing. Zhuang people, male or female, start to learn singing at the age of four or five. Usually the fathers teach the sons and the daughters learn from the mothers, thus forming such a custom: learning songs in childhood, singing in adulthood, teaching in old age.
Every Dong can sing

The Dong people are all good at singing. The Dong communities are known as "an ocean of songs". Dong songs have rhyme, graceful melody and beautiful lyrics of profound meaning. It is divided into many categories according to content and situation. There are etiquette-and-custom songs, hall-treading songs, wine songs, and love songs.
A Nationality with the Largest Population in the World

Han nationality is a main body of Chinese nationality. By the end of the 20th century, its population has already been up to about 1,200 million. It is the nationality with the largest population both in China and the world. Han people mainly concentrate in Central Plains and spread all over the country.
Singing for Love

In Dong communities, young people up to a certain age begin to join in social activities and to seek a lover. "Xingge Zuoyue" - traveling to sing and sitting in the moon - is one of their social and entertainment activities, which is popular in the south Dong areas. Names are different in different areas: some call it "Zouzhai" -travelling among villages (for the young men), and "Zuoye" - sitting in the evening (for the girls) or "Zuogetang" - sitting in the singing hall.

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The Blang people, numbering 82,400, live mainly in Mt. Blang, Bada, Xiding, Mengman, and Daluo areas of Menghai County, Xiaomengyang and Damenglong of Jinghong County, and Mengpeng Town and Mango Village in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province.

The age boundary line between children and adults is thirteen. Before thirteen, children all wear long gown. Until thirteen, after rites of "wearing trousers" or "wear skirt" is held, that is after the puberty rite, can they change their clothes and join the ranks of adults.

Pumis have original relationship with the ancient Di-Qiang groups of our Country. According to legends of their own and historical documents and records, ancients of the Pumis were nomadic tribes living in a region where the Qingha

There are innumerable placenames in Dai like "Xishuangbanna". But their meanings are different from the literal Chinese characters, and we cannot interpret them superficially without real understanding.

The Sui marriage customs have heavy color of tradition, which stress legal and formal marriage. Before marriage, young men and women can make friends and fall in love through antiphonal singing in festivals or going to market.

The Hakkas refer to the Han people of the Huanghe River valley moving to the south, and the nationality is a stable branch of the Han nationality with distinct characteristics.

Tibet is vast in territory, and there are diversified ways of burial, such as celestial burial, pagoda burial, cremation, water burial and burial in the ground. In the past, the selection of burial way is connected closely with everyone's economic and social status.

Similar to the surnames, the "names (Ming Zi)" we use now to refer to the given names carry different meanings in the ancient times, when people have both "Ming" and "Zi". Besides, they also have alias.

Zhuang people are reputed for singing. Zhuang people, male or female, start to learn singing at the age of four or five. Usually the fathers teach the sons and the daughters learn from the mothers, thus forming such a custom: learning songs in childhood, singing in adulthood, teaching in old age.

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