The 什么然开朗Ethnic Minority Of Dai碧沙岗公园
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Homeland
The 主的晚餐Dai is one of the 56 official ethnic minorities in China, with a population of about 1.2 mil-lion, mainly live in Dai Autonomous Region and Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Region in Xishuangbanna, known as "The Land of Peacocks" in south part of Yunnan Province, south-west China. In the past, they were called 'Baiyue', meaning a vast living area. Dai is the name the nationality calls itlf, which means freedom .
History
The history of contact between the Dai and Han peoples dates back to 109 B.C., when Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-23A.D.)t up Yizhou Prefecture in southwestern Yi (the name ud to signify the minority areas of what are now Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces). The Dais in subquent years nt tribute to the Han cour
t in Luoyang, and among the emissaries were musicians and acrobats. The Han court gave gold als to the Dai ambassadors and their chieftain was given the title "Great Captain."
In the 12th century, a Dai chieftain named Bazhen unified all the tribes and established the Mengle local regime with Jinghong as the capital, and called it the "Jinglong Golden Hall Kingdom." According to local records, the kingdom had a population of more than one million, and was famous for white elephants and fine-breed hors. It recognized the Chine imperial court as its sovereign. When Bazhen ascended throne, he was given a "tiger-head gold al" by the Emperor, and the title "Lord of the Region." Previously, the Dais in the Dehong region had established the Mengmao Kingdom, with Ruilijiang as the capital. 体育教育专业介绍
During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Dai area was subordinate to Yunnan Province and the system of appointing hereditary headmen from among the ethnic minorities was instituted; this system was consolidated during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Religion
Dai people mostly believe in Hinayana, a ct of Buddhism. There were many Buddhist temples in the countryside, and it was a common practice, especially in Xishuangbanna, to nd young boys to the temples to learn the Buddhism scriptures. Some of them later become monks, while most of them return to cular life.
Dai Cultural Identity
The Dai enjoy a rich and colorful culture, the Bai Yue culture, who designation today is shortened to Bai Ye to distinguish it from the original anthropological culture of the ancient Bai folk. The ancient Bai Yue culture was in the forefront of social development in many respects when the Dai first began to organize themlves into communities in China. The Dai also have their own calendar, they have books in Dai script for calculating solar and lunar eclips, and their historical documents span a rich variety of literary works, from poetry and fables to ancient stories and legends.
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Festivals
Important Dai festivals are the Door-closing Festival ， the Door-opening Festival and the Water-splashing Festival, all of which are related to Buddhism.
The Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals
The Door-closing and Door-opening Festivals are the two longest and grandest periods--one in mid-September and the other in mid-June. People worship Buddha by sacrificing food, flowers, clothes and other wealth. They also take advantage of the holidays to preach Buddhist teachings and have a good time.
"Door-Opening" marked the beginning of normal life
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The Water-splashing Festival
The Water-splashing Festival is the New Year of the Dai ethnic minority. On the 24th to 26th day of the sixth month of the Dai calendar,. "Water-Splashing," still held every year, during which the Dais splash water on one another, and hold dragon boat races in the ho
pe of chasing away all the illness and bad fortune of the past year and bringing about good weather and bumper harvests.
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The Dai people are quite good at singing and dancing. Their achievements in music are well-known among all the ethnic groups. Their folk and traditional musical instruments include the elephant-foot drum, bronze gong, clarinet, and the bottle gourd silk.
Xishuangbanna is the home of the peacock, which the Dai people revere as a symbol of good fortune, happiness, beauty and kindness. Thus the Peacock Dance is their most popular folk dance. Performers in clothes with peacock patterns imitate peacocks with lively, flexible and graceful movements in a dance that is a popular part of the Water-splashing Festival.
Marriage
The marriage of the Dais was characterized by intermarriage on strictly equal social and
economic status. Polygamy was common among chieftains, who also humiliated the wives and daughters of peasants at will. The patriarchal monogamous nuclear family was the common form among peasants. Premarital social contact between young men and women was quite free, especially during festivals. It was common for the groom to moves into the bride's home after the wedding. Traditionally, the young couple live in the bride's home for three years following marriage, before establishing their own stilt hou.
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