Please talk about the special means of transportation for ethnic minorities in China.

Special means of transportation for ethnic minorities in China

Most of the ethnic minorities in China are located in remote areas such as northeast, southwest and northwest. The environment in these areas is complex, and the external traffic is greatly restricted by natural conditions. However, it is amazing that the industrious and intelligent minorities in China can create some special means of transportation according to local conditions.

The Daur people in Le Che Le live on both sides of the rich and beautiful Nenjiang River, and the terrain is gentle, so the Daur people use Che Le as their means of transportation. This kind of car, with big wheels and small body, can be driven by cows, from teenagers to old ladies in their fifties and sixties. If Lele cars are connected in series, one person can drive seven or eight cars. These cars, which started in Youlong, are suitable for climbing mountains and can carry seven or eight hundred kilograms.

The Nu people, who live in Yunnan with pig boats, created special canoes between the two sides because of the barrier of Nujiang River, Dulong River and Lancang River. The earliest canoe was actually just a piece of wood. People swam across the river with wood in their arms. Later, they learned that the most primitive canoes were made by cutting grooves in wood. Because it is similar to a pig trough, it is also called a "pig trough boat". With the pig trough boat, it is more convenient for Nu people to cross the river.

● Six Hengduan mountain areas have high mountains and deep valleys, and the valleys are juxtaposed. In many places, the water is fast. Yi people living here often encounter such a situation: they can echo each other across a deep stream, but they are extremely difficult to get along with. Therefore, the Yi people created a very simple tool for crossing the river-zip line. The zip line is a thick rope made of cowhide or bamboo chips, which crosses the river bank and is tied to roots or big stones at both ends. There is a special bamboo basket hanging on the rope. When people cross the river, they sit or lie in bamboo baskets and slowly slide from one bank to the other with their hands, just like "trapeze" in acrobatic performances. However, after a long period of sun and rain, the rope gradually wears away and may break when encountering strong winds. Considering safety factors, all stay cables are now converted into cable bridges.

● Hezhe people who live by fishing and hunting mainly live in Sanjiang Plain in Heilongjiang Province. In the middle of winter, it becomes a silvery white world, with deep snow, making it difficult to walk. For this reason, Hezhe people created "dog sledding". The Hezhe people call it "Turi Yike", which is made of hard mixed wood with a thickness of more than 2 inches, with a length of two or three meters, a width of less than one meter and a height of about half a meter. The sleigh with two upturned ends is driven by several hounds, which is light and can move in Zita Law. Therefore, "dog sledding" has become one of the main means of transportation for Hezhe people.

● Birch boat lives in the Oroqen nationality in the north of Daxing 'anling. Social production is dominated by hunting, supplemented by gathering and fishing. Because the traffic in the Oroqen fishing and hunting area is very inconvenient, reindeer and horses usually carry it. But using birch boats is quite distinctive. It is made of pine and covered with birch bark. The hull is 5 meters long and 80 centimeters wide, which is very light and smart. Birch boats can carry two or three people, and horses can be used on land. When it meets water, it can be used to cross the river, and it can also be used as an important tool for salvage.