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The Achang (阿昌族), also known as the Ngac'ang (their own name) or Maingtha (Burmese name) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also live in Myanmar. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x1010, 174 KB)[edit] Summary Yunnan province government site [edit] Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional...
(Simplified Chinese: 云å—; Traditional Chinese: 雲å—; pinyin: Yúnnán south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ...
The Achang language is spoken by the Achang people in China. ...
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The Achang number 27,700, of whom 27,600 are from Yunnan province, especially Dehong Autonomous Prefecture. The Achang speak the Achang language, but there is no indigenous writing system to accompany it. Chinese characters are often used instead. Many Achang also speak the language of the Dai, mainly to make commercial transactions. [1] (Simplified Chinese: 云å—; Traditional Chinese: 雲å—; pinyin: Yúnnán south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ...
The Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: Déhóng DÇŽizú JÇngpÅzú zìzhìzhÅu å¾·å®å‚£æ—景颇æ—自治州) is located in the west of Yunnan province in southwest China. ...
The Achang language is spoken by the Achang people in China. ...
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Speaking a distinct dialect, the Husa Achang (戶撒) living in Longchuan County (also in Dehong) consider themselves to be distinct and filed an unsuccessful application in the 1950s as a separate nationality. The Husa were more Sinicized than other Achang. For example, Confucian-styled ancestral memorial tablets are common in Husa homes. Most traditional Husa believe in a mixture of Theravada Buddhism (of the Hinayana school) and Taoism. Sinicization, or less commonly Sinification, is to make things Chinese. ...
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Hinayana (Sanskrit: inferior vehicle; Chinese:小乘, Xiǎoshèng; Japanese: Shōjō) is a term coined by the Mahayana, which appeared publicly around the 1st century CE. There are differing views on the use and meaning of the term, both among scholars and within Buddhism. ...
Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for: (a) a philosophical school based on the texts the Tao Te Ching (ascribed to Laozi and alternately spelled Dà o Dé Jīng) and the Zhuangzi. ...
History The ancestors of the Achang were some of the first inhabitants of the province of Yunnan. Their ancestors lived near the Lancang river and during the 12th century they began to emigrate towards the border the west of the river. By the 13th century, some of them settled down in the area of Longchuan, whereas others settled around Lianghe. During the Ming and Qing dynasties they were governed by local village heads.
Culture A great part of the history and the traditions of the Achang has been transmitted from generation to generation through music and the songs. Music is one of the mainstays of their culture, that usually it finishes to all the celebrations with songs and dances. The unmarried young people usually comb their hair with two braids that gather on their head. The typical clothes of the Achang very is varied according to village. The married women dress long skirts whereas the unmarried ones use trousers. The men usually use the colors blue, target or black to make its shirts, buttoned to a side. The unmarried men surround their head with a fabric of white color whereas the married ones use it of blue color. In Buddhist funerals of the Achang, a long fabric tape of about 20 meters is tied to the coffin. During the ceremony, the monk in charge of the ritual, it walks in front as opposed to holding the tape. By doing this, the monk helps directs the soul of the decreased so that the soul of the deceased arrives at its final destiny. The deceased is buried without any metallic elements, not even jewels, since it is believed that those elements contaminate the soul for future reincarnation.
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