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Brief introduction of Dai nationality

the Dai nationality, also known as the Baiyi nationality before ethnic identification, is one of the ethnic minorities in China. It is related to Yunnan and Vietnam in Baipu and Baiyue. It has historical and cultural origins with the Shan nationality in Myanmar, the Lao nationality in Laos and the Thai nationality in Thailand, and its language and customs are close to the above ethnic groups.

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Dai nationality, which is one of the ethnic minorities in China. Dai people mainly live in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, dehong autonomous prefecture, Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County, Menglian Dai and Lahu (hù) Wa Autonomous County, Jinggu Dai and Wa Autonomous County, Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County, and in Jingdong, Pu 'er, Simao, Tengchong, Longling, Shuangjiang and Ximeng. Scattered in most parts of Yunnan. Dai people usually like to live in large river basins, dam areas and tropical areas. Most of them live by the water in the valley dam areas of Nujiang River, Lancang River, Jinsha River and Red River basins. There are Jinghong Dam, Menghai Dam, Mengzheba, Menglong Dam and Menghan Dam in Xishuangbanna, and Menghuan Dam (mangshi), Mengnaba Dam (Yingjiang), Mengmao Dam (Ruili), Mengdi Dam (Lianghe) and Mengwan Dam (Longchuan) in Dehong.

according to the national census in 26, the Dai population in China is 1.26 million. The Dai nationality has a long history, and is closely related to Zhuang, Dong, Shui, Buyi, Li, Maonan, Gelao, etc., which belong to Zhuang Dong language family. They are all descendants of Baiyue and Luoyue nationalities. It has the same sub-regions, economic life, cultural customs and national characteristics, and still retains a large number of cognates and the same grammatical structure in language.

the Dai nationality is a cross-border ethnic group, and it is closely related to the Shan nationality in Myanmar, the Lao nationality in Laos, the Thai nationality in Thailand and Ahongdai in Assam, India. The total population of Dai (Tai and Shan) in the world is over 6 million. Most Dai people call themselves "Dai" and "Tai", and he is called "Shan" and "Asa".

ethnic history

the Dai people are a minority with a long history. Since ancient times, the ancestors of the Dai people have lived in the southwest of China.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, according to the Neolithic cultural accumulation excavated by archaeologists in Dianchi Lake, Jinghong, Mengla and Menglian in Yunnan Province and other provinces and districts, and a large number of historical relics such as stone tools and bronzes unearthed in Banqing, Beibi and loei in Thailand in recent years, it is proved that the ancestors of ancient Dai ethnic groups lived in southern Sichuan, southwestern Guizhou, Guangxi and western Yunnan to the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River. They are the earliest people who cultivated rice and used plowing.

There are historical records of the Dai people in Historical Records Biography of Dawan and Biography of Hanshu Zhang Qian, all of which refer to the Dai people as "Dian Yue", and The History of the Later Han Dynasty and the Chronicles of Emperor He called the ancestors of the Dai people "Shan" or "Good". During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Dai people were called Liao, Jiu Liao, Yue and Pu. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, Dai people were called "golden teeth", "Hei Chi", "knee teeth", "embroidered face", "embroidered feet" and "white clothes". During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dai people were called "Bai Yi", "Bai Yi", "Bo Yi" and "Bai Yi".

The above descriptions are all his descriptions. The Dai people claim to be "Dai", but there are some differences in their descriptions.