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The Symbol of a Dong Village: the drum-tower A drum-tower is a unique building style of Dong, wide spread in Dong areas of Guizhou and Guangxi Provinces. A village...

Great House Builders – the Dong Nationality Dong is one of the ethnic minorities in China, with a population of 2,510,000, among which 1,400,000 are in Guizhou Province, 55.7%...

De’ang people, followers of Hinayana Buddhism, celebrate several significant festivals each year, including “Jinwa” (Close-the-Door) and “Chuwa” (Open-the-Door), along with the Water-Splashing Festival. Jinwa a ...

Girdles Around the Waist The clothing of the De’ang people has its own distinctive features. Men usually wear indigo or black robes buttoned on the right together with short...

Like most people in the southern regions, the De’angs live in bamboo houses with railings. The framework of the house is made of wood, but all the other parts,...

The Importance of Tea Tea is the life of the De’angs (德昂族). Wherever the De’angs are found, tea is also present. This ancient song of the De’ang people echoes...

“Old Tea Farmers”-the De’ang Nationality As one of China’s ethnic minorities, the number of De’ang people in China totals 15,462 at present. Most of them inhabit Luxi County of...

The New Year and the Bull-Butchering Ceremony. There is only traditional Dulong festival, namely the New Year, “Ka’erjiangwa” in the Dulong language. It is held after the autumn harvest,...

The Dulong people live a simple and honest life. People would not pick up things of others’ left on the road, and need not close the door at night....

Dulong people have no writing letters. Before the founding of the PRC, they used to record things and exchange information by carvings in the wood, and count time by...