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Dai Ethnic Minority

The Dai ethnic minority, with a population of 1,025,438, mainly lives in the Dai Autonomous Region and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Region in Xishuangbanna in the southern part of Yunnan province. The Dai ethnic minority has its own language that belongs to the Zhuang-Dai branch of Zhuang-Dong Austronesian of Chinese-Tibetan Phylum, and it is written in unique characters. Most Dai people believe in Hinayana Buddhism. There are many Buddhist temples in the countryside, and it is common practice, especially in Xishuangbanan, to send young boys to the temples to learn the Buddhism sciptures. Some of them later become monks, but the majority retures to secular life. The Dai ethnic minority has long history. Descendants of the same ancestors as the ancient “Baiyue” people, the Dai ethnic minority has strong connections with nationalities such as Zhuang, Dong, Shui, Buyi and Li. The earliest records about the Dai ethnic minority can be traced back to 1 BC, when it was named “Dianyue”. DURING THE tang and Song dynasties, they were called Jinchi, Heichi, Human, Baiyi and so on. In the Yuan and Ming dynasties, they were named Baiyi. Living in a subtropical climatic zone with abundant rainfall and fertile land, Dai's main products are rice, sugar cane, coffee, hemp, rubber, camphor, and various fruits. In the thick forest of Xishuangbanan, there are many rare animals. Therefore, it is named the Animal Kingdom, which has become a famous scenic spot of china.

 

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