Dai Minority
Dai Nationality is a unique nationality in Yunnan. Dai people mainly live in concentrated communities in Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Jingpo Autonomous Region, Dima, and Menglian in the tropical zone and sub-tropical zone.
Dai Nationality was one of the excellent nationalities in ancient times. "Dai" means freedom and peace. Dai Nationality has unique characters and Dai people like singing and dancing very much. They are good at imitating the movements and images of wild animals through elegant and vivid postures. Popular dances include Peacock Dance and Xiangjiao Dance. Peacock Dance is well known for the expression of fine emotion and elegance through dainty and graceful body movements. Therefore, the beauty of peacock is well expressed and even endowed with character of human beings. Audience of the dance would unconsciously enter inebriation, enjoying to their heart content the atmosphere of poem.
Dai language is a branch of Zhuang and Dong language family in Sino-Tibetan. Dai people have their own characters through which they record rich historical legends, religious classics, and poetry. Dai people are good at singing and dancing. They created colorful civilization and become well known for Dai Calendar, Dai Medicine, and long narration poems.
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Bai Nationality | Naxi Nationality | Dai Nationality | Miao Nationality | Dong Nationality | Zhuang Nationality | Yao Nationality | Uygur Nationality | Hui Nationality | Tibetan Nationality
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