A Brief Introduction to Minority Nationalities in Yunnan

Yunnan is a province of multi-minorities inhabited . Among the 56 nations in China, there are 25 kinds of minorities in Yunnan, they are Yi, Bai, Hani, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Lisu, Hui, Lahu,Wa, Naxi, Yao, Jingpo, Tibetan, Blang, Bouyei, Pumi, Achang, Nu, Jino, De’ang, Mongol, Shui, Manchu and Drung nations. Their total population has reached up 12.85 million and taken the 30% of total population in Yunnan. But the inhabited areas had occupied around 70% of total areas of Yunnan. Through long historical development, they have formed the different folk customs which is a kind of social phenomenon. We can see their developing history from the behavior of production, living, households, rites, foods and religions. These have very worthy sections of human developing in the history.

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The peoples

Except 25 minorities mentioned in Yunnan, I have to introduce the following three kinds of the Peoples to you, for the reason of they are not the really a kind of minority in China . but they are the certain branches of the minorities. The three Peoples have the special customs which are quite different with their original nations and very interesting in the recent days for their names in tourism of Yunnan. 节日